by Adam Shapiro | Jun 6, 2018 | Careers, Marketing, Today's Lessons, Uncategorized
“Press it!” Cousin Ira said. Ira believes in hot and cold dealers and dice, karma, good runs and bad luck. I had been on a good run of luck and to Ira, this is precisely the time to raise your bet. Me? Not so much. I guess I paid attention too much in math and logic...
by Adam Shapiro | Feb 22, 2018 | Careers, Qualifying, Sales Leader, Sales Management, Sales Messaging, Sales Process, Today's Lessons, Tools
A year ago, I had a full process-messaging-behavior engagement with a client that culminated with a full two-day workshop. They went on to have a terrific year. We are now rolling out an Account Growth process and met this week to introduce the idea in a quick team...
by Adam Shapiro | Jan 23, 2018 | Careers, Sales Leader, Sales Management
During or after coaching or consulting engagements, my clients often ask, “Do you think she (or he) can sell for us?” Similarly, friends, colleagues, or former SalesReformSchool students often ask me whether they (or lately, their kids) should pursue a particular...
by Adam Shapiro | Oct 27, 2017 | Careers, Sales Leader
I’m going to try something different this month. When I procrastinate, I read. A lot. I also like to share stuff. Sometimes my friends and family say I over-share. Oh well, I gotta be me. So, I hope you enjoy these 10 Links which I found interesting in the last month...
by Adam Shapiro | May 16, 2017 | Careers, Networking, Sales Leader
You may know that I have been a member of a Vistage Trusted Advisor group for over five years. I consider it my graduate business school. While I have a Juris Doctor, I am not a Master of Business Administration. Because of Vistage, though, I feel I’m actually in a...
by Adam Shapiro | Mar 15, 2017 | Careers, Presenting, Sales Leader, Sales Management, Tools
Constant improvement is one of my bedrock principles for starting SalesReformSchool 12+ years ago. Recently, however, I received written feedback from a post accusing me of not modeling Active Listening in my public discourse like I teach my clients. It knocked me...
