When I work with startup clients I always try to quickly evaluate their leadership brand. Over the years, I discovered that most successful startups have a bold leadership brand. These successful entrepreneurs are always looking to build a bolder leadership brand. But what does it take to stand out in…
How can entrepreneurs determine if they should invest their critical resources in social media? If you’re a midmarket leader you may not be using social media to grow your business today. When will you know the time is right to jump in? This is a question many of my clients…
Having spent over 20 years working in strategic accounts in many different emerging industries, I’ve learned much about what makes a profitable strategic account. I would love to tell you that it’s the outstanding strategic thinking sales leader who ensures that key accounts continue to grow and thrive over time….
The first key to building a strong key account program is to invest time to better understand your partner’s business. With over 50% of executive leaders feeling there must be a better way, I thought I’d give you several ideas to help you choose the right clients for key account…
Over 50% of CEOs interviewed are unhappy with the results they get from their strategic / key account programs. Talk with your best clients and they can tell you they expected more when they decided to choose a primary supplier to partner with as a key account. How can both…
In the first post of this two part series I wrote about: the current and ongoing high numbers and value of mergers and acquisitions worldwide the well-established pattern of a high level – at least 50% – of risk of failure reasons for mergers the need for adaptive leadership In…
How much do you know about your key clients? How do you create great partnerships with other organizations? Social business, big data, and global competition are challenging the way we’ve done business in past. With all this information available about a potential key client’s business, why aren’t sales professionals able…
Have you ever considered what would happen to your business if you lost your best client? How much revenue does your best client generate? How hard would it be to replace this key account for your business? I’d like to share a story with you that keeps many of my…
What trends are converging in your markets to create the perfect storm for your business development efforts? Will retirements slow your business’ growth?
CEO and leadership studies point out how critical it is to recruit, engage, develop, and retain our best people. How will help your people grow today?