Book Reviews

*BOOK REVIEW – The Good Jobs Strategy by Zeynep Ton @zeynepton

I have always believed that if you expect more of people they will deliver it more often than not. I’m not talking about just expecting high results because I said so. I’m saying that I expect people to be better human beings, to take responsibility, to take ownership and to follow through on actions for everyone’s …

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Sales Coach and Founder of TheSalesNerds.com, Sundance Brennan, Hits Three Amazon Best Seller Lists With The Art of SalesFu

Sales Coach and Founder of TheSalesNerds.com, Sundance Brennan, Hits Three Amazon Best Seller Lists With The Art of SalesFu “The Art of SalesFu: 10 Steps to Selling Anything Over the Phone” reached No. 1 on Amazon.com’s Best Seller List in the Small Business Sales & Selling, Telemarketing, and Direct Marketing categories on January 31, 2017. …

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52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week #37 – The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million by Mark Roberge @markroberge

I’m a nerd and I appreciate other nerds, especially if they are in sales and double that appreciation if they are successful. Roberge by all accounts has been highly successful and his approach to sales has been very systematic and what’s really important here; it’s repeatable and teachable.   52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week #37 …

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52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week #36 – Born to Win: Find Your Success Code by Zig Ziglar @thezigziglar

This is the final book from Zig Ziglar and it feels like a “Best of..” compilation to me. It has the best of the best of his presentations from the last 40 years. It’s hard to believe that “See you at the Top” was written over 40 years ago as I type this. 40 years …

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52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week #35 – Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions: A Tactical Playbook for Managers and Executives by Keith Rosen @keithrosen

Effort X Skill = Success. Some coaches get by with a ton of blustery effort and massive enthusiasm. They get what they want to say out and often it’s a great feeling but it fades quickly and I need to get energized all over again. Keith isn’t that type of writer. I haven’t seen him …

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52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week #34 – The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over by Jack Schafer @jackschafer

I feel like I’ve just been let in on a giant top secret training for Mission Impossible. This guy has done the things that we watch on T.V and even though I’m sure those actions aren’t nearly as glamorous as the television presents, It’s infinitely more interesting because it’s real.   52 Weeks of Book …

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52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week #33 – Fanatical Prospecting: The Ultimate Guide to Opening Sales Conversations and Filling the Pipeline by Leveraging Social Selling, Telephone, Email, Text, and Cold Calling by Jeb Blount @salesgravy

Everyone knows what they should be doing in Sales. I’ve never met anyone that thought they should prospect less. Almost everyone knows that they aren’t as efficient as they should be. Everyone knows that they aren’t as disciplined or as structured as they should be. The trick is to find a book, program, mentor, coach, …

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52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week #32 – Never Be Closing: How to Sell Better Without Screwing Your Clients, Your Colleagues, or Yourself by Tim Hurson @timhurson and Tim Dunne @dunne_tim

These guys get it. These ideas are great and they are stitched together with a lot of formulas that aren’t necessarily new but are known to work. They repurpose some problem-solving assessments and some great planning exercises in a way that is easy to understand.  I love the philosophy about genuinely attempting to help the …

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52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week #31 – Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire by Paul Smith

Do you have a story? Is it well thought out and ready to go? Is it practiced, polished and perfected? Have you wondered what happens at a Toastmasters group? Never heard of Toastmasters, but you’d like to be able to captivate a crowd? This is the book for you.   52 Weeks of Book Reviews. …

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