Enablement excellence: the importance of embedding

A company that never needs to adjust its sales organisation is as rare as the proverbial hen’s tooth. 

Over the life of a business, outside...

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Avoid the long grass with the Economic buyer

You have done the hard work. You’ve identified a significant pain point that your product or service can solve. You have qualified this thro...

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Beware of labelling Champions

“Strong”

“Powerful”

“Weak”

“Big” … Champions. 

Beware them all.

Humans need humans to succeed. That’s life.

To be successful, we trust...

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M is for Metrics: sharing Metrics to accelerate growth

Although much of the sales process is about fostering relationships and building your Champion within the business, Metrics (or numbers) for...

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Personal Development Needs to Get Personal

This week, I had the pleasure of being invited to a DEI group inside a tech business where I met some amazing ladies thinking about their pe...

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The Enablement Advantage

The war for talent and the recent phenomenon of ‘The Great Resignation’ is driving all companies to reconsider their talent strategy.

Findi...

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2022 Time For The Founder In You?

Last week, I had a catch up with the inspirational Laura Harnett - experienced corporate executive and angel investor and now founder of See...

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Meetings: A Fair Exchange of Value

We all have a lot of meeting requests. 

We want to meet customers, mentors, connections – however the diary seems constantly slammed to fit...

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The Mid Career Wobble - Crisis or Opportunity?

A common concern I hear from employees, coaches, mentees and other industry peers is our approaches to mid-career wobbles.

When we start ou...

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Our Shop Window is Always Open

Ever wonder why and how some people get promoted more quickly than others? Or are presented with more opportunity?

One key reason is that t...

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Customers - Your Business Everest

We’ve discussed the importance of romancing employees long after the interview and offer stage. It’s not just about enticing them to join th...

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16 Months Later: Return of the Road Warrior

For 25 years, I have worked out of my handbag. This stopped 16 months ago.

In preparation for the return of Ping Identians to our office th...

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Talent – A Resource to Be Romanced Forever

Romance in the workplace should be encouraged.

But let’s set one thing straight, we are not talking about clandestine meetings by the photo...

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Let’s Talk Motivation

In March I attended a Henley webinar on motivation - what gets us up in the morning. It led me to think more about my motivations and the mo...

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Sales: Avoid Elephants at Your Peril

In July 2020, we decided to buy a new house and embarked on what would become a long saga in trying to secure a house near an amazing school...

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