Oct 13, 2020 | Women in Sales
How can women leverage their innate talent for sales? It’s Women in Sales Month in the U.S., and it’s time to showcase our talents and get more women in sales. Well, it’s always time, but let’s tell it like it is: Women have the advantage in selling. Growing up, I...
Nov 8, 2018 | Business Development, Lead Generation, Referral Sales, Women in Sales
Watch what you say, and do what you say. “I want you to know it hasn’t gone unnoticed that there are no women on our sales team.” That comment came from the CEO of a fast-growing software company. Not only were there no women, but the sales team was all white men of...
Sep 27, 2018 | Sales Leadership, Women in Sales
If not, what does that say about the state of sales ethics? The facilitator asked a provocative question: How many of you would tell your children to pursue a sales career? Everyone laughed, but no hands went up. A surprising response, since the participants were all...
Sep 13, 2018 | Women in Sales
Make sure you’re getting paid what you’re worth. I don’t like to negotiate for my services. It’s uncomfortable, because I know the pricing and terms for my referral system are fair. When clients pull out their negotiation strategies, it’s easy to get sucked into...
May 10, 2018 | Women in Sales
Don’t believe everything you hear about women. Women don’t speak up, don’t apply for jobs unless they meet 100 percent of the requirements, go unnoticed, and lack confidence. That’s why more of us haven’t broken through the glass ceiling yet. At least that’s what...
Mar 8, 2018 | Women in Sales
There’s something to be said for the “woman’s touch” in sales. I was called out on Twitter by someone challenging my post about why women excel at sales. This person implied that I was smoking some funny stuff or lived in a state where weed is legal. He was right...