I am reluctant to admit this, but I learned about the importance of the "so what" mindset the hard way: A client made me realize I needed help. After years of training salespeople as a professional speaker and facilitator, I felt extremely confident that I was at the to... More »

Learning & Development , Sales Enablement

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Human Performance Improvement , Selling Skills , Training and Development - General

In early 2006, IBM senior executives made a commitment to hire additional sales professionals around the world to fuel company growth. The company's sales learning team was charged with redesigning the Global Sales School (GSS) - the foundational sales training program ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Sales Enablement

Business Impact , Curriculum Alignment , Designing Learning , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating , Selling Skills