The Interaction Field: The Revolutionary New Way to Create Shared Value for Businesses, Customers, and Society, Public Affairs (September 15, 2020) by Erich Joachimsthaler was a book I read several years ago and just recently opened back up for review. Instead of re-reading the material, I took a stab at writing an outlined based on Read More …
Sales theorists have long debated the most effective way to construct causal sales theories. Or, have they? The most common approach is to identify a set of variables known to affect sales outcomes and then develop a model that describes the relationships between these variables. However, this approach has several drawbacks. First, it is often Read More …
Action Research should be an iterative process that takes shape as knowledge emerges. The premise here is that you learn, do, reflect, know how to do better, do it better, learn from that, do it better still, and so on. You work through cycles that converge towards better situation understanding and improved action. The goal Read More …
There’s a traditional assumption that sales is all about telling. Inquiry as a framework for sales leadership starts by challenging that assumption. If you look at the best research on effective communication, listening is the most effective way to influence people. And yet most sales training programs have nothing to say about listening. Top-performing sales Read More …
When we think about things like loyalty, brand awareness, and creating happy customers, it makes sense why capturing customer value may seem more challenging than it should be. It is difficult to capture customer value, and it is important to understand that it is not static. It takes another level of business expertise, which is Read More …
As businesses increasingly adopt a customer-centric focus, they realize that simply understanding what customers want isn’t always enough. To create precious customer experiences, companies need to go deeper and understand what makes customers tick. What motivates them? What are their aspirations? What are their fears and concerns? Only by understanding the underlying psychological factors that Read More …