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The Top 10 Career-Killing Mistakes Sales People Make and How to Avoid Them

Posted in career management, sales career, career blunders, career advice by thestraightline on March 28th, 2010

Brian Berlin has managed hundreds of individual sales representatives during his two-decade leadership career. Based on his direct experience and observations, he can tell you that the sales professionals that managed their careers effectively understood this one simple truth: There’s simply more to a sales career than just the quantitative measurement of revenue.

If you believe that by hitting your number your career is on track, think again. There are a lot of sales executives out there with damaged careers who made quota but couldn't manage the surrounding environment. You have to limit or eliminate unforced career errors or you will make yourself less promotable and be forever stuck on the treadmill of quota-chasing and job-seeking.

Listen as Brian takes you through 10 career-killing mistakes that he's witnessed. Avoiding these professional blunders can help you take control of your sales career, and by doing so, opportunities will come to you.

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Four-step Process for Building a Productive Channel

Posted in channel enablement, IT channel, Reseller training by thestraightline on April 20th, 2009
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Five Overlooked Truths About Channel Recruitment

Posted in channel enablement, IT channel, Reseller training by thestraightline on April 18th, 2009
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Correlation Between Education and Channel Partner On-boarding

Posted in channel enablement, IT channel, Reseller training by thestraightline on April 11th, 2009

Brian Berlin, President of Straightline Strategies, Inc., an outsourced business development services firm, discusses reseller education with Jim Gregg, former channel director with Intuit and architect of the Solution Provider University training facility.

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