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The Soft Skills Revolution – Humans Wanted

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Soft Skills are the new hard skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution, and Sales Trend 11 from the Barrett 12 Sales Trends Report for 2020 highlights the importance of developing these skills, as individuals, as leaders, and for our teams and businesses.

Deloitte Access Economics forecasts that soft skill-intensive occupations will account for two-thirds of all jobs by 2030, compared to half of …

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The trouble with incentives and other bribes

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In light of current discussions about executive performance bonuses and incentives, and exceptional payments for personal items and services, I thought it would be worthwhile to take a look at the possible impact of incentives and rewards systems on the quality of our decision making, the effect on workplace performance and sustainable business practices. This applies to incentives paid to salespeople and other employees, as well.

Several …

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Win³ – tendering for you, your client and for the benefit of others

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Sales Trend 10 from the Barrett 12 Sales Trends Report for 2020 is about succeeding in tendering while remaining socially responsible.

This is a condensed version of Sales Trend 10, to read the original version you can download the report for free.

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Can sustainable procurement really be delivered through competitive tendering?

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A new chapter in Barrett’s 25-year history

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When I founded Barrett 25 years ago in January 1995, my goal was to create a different type of business consultancy; one that specialised in all things sales but from the perspective of being collaborative, team oriented, personally reflective, self-aware and human centric; a business with heart where people were at the centre of everything we did.

It’s been exciting ever since, and …

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How a Sales Process helps your sales team sell better, faster

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The most current and effective iteration of the modern sales profession has been around for the last 15-20 years i.e. client centric solution selling, and yet, most salespeople still learn how to sell by default, not design.

The perpetual whinging by various CEOs and sales leaders of ‘Why can’t my average sales performers be like my top performers?’ or ‘It takes too long to get my new …

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How a Sales System reduces execution risk

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Most businesses have a strategy, but it doesn’t matter how talented the C-suite and leaders in the organisation are, or how renowned their consultants are,  60% to 70% of businesses fail to execute their strategies. Research done on the topic has found different reasons for this, ranging from lack of experience in implementation to poor internal communication. I won’t get into that here. I want …

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Why technique, discipline & hard work matter now & in the long run

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When I was 12 years old, I was getting ready to compete in the final of the 12 & under 100 metres Butterfly event at the Victorian Country Swimming Titles in the 1970s. The event was being held in Mildura, Victoria on the Australia Day Long Weekend in January which is at the height of summer. The day temperature was around 35°C. My race was …

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Selling is a noble profession

The statement ‘The noble profession of Selling’ may sit well with some. Many others would find ways to say everything to the contrary, bringing up stories about how they or others were ripped off by unethical salespeople.

And so it is with the noble profession of Selling.

But here’s the thing. Selling is ubiquitous and anyone can have a go at it whatever their levels of skill and their intentions. And this is where selling gets into trouble. You don’t need formal qualifications or to pass any kind of test to call yourself a salesperson, sales expert, etc. Yet the best of …

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25 Years of Sales Leadership Evolution

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On Barrett’s 25th anniversary, Sales trend 9 from the Barrett 12 Sales Trend Report for 2020 explores the evolution of Sales Leadership over the past 25 years and highlights what excellence in Sales Leadership looks like now.

This is a condensed version of Sales Trend 9, to read the original version you can download the report for free.

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