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Gotta Plane to Catch – It’s Actually True
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Don't fall off your chair, but I'm finally taking a proper 10-day holiday. It's been two years since my last major break, and I'll confess I'm really bad at taking time off. I'm good at
The Critical Soft Skills That Make Sales Teams Unstoppable in the AI Age
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As AI grows more sophisticated, human connection skills become even more valuable. According to Salesforce's 2024 State of Sales report, 83% of sales teams using AI saw revenue growth compared
AI is Everywhere, But Without Your People, It’s Going Nowhere
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In a C-suite meeting, AI’s promise is clouded by confusion. Your inbox overflows with AI pitches: chatbots, analytics, automation. Where to start? One client is learning the hard way,
Trust Wins the Long Game: Why Game Theory Trumps Short-Term Tricks
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A national building supplies firm won a big account by slashing prices, only to lose it six months later to a pricier, more reliable competitor. In contrast, a tech-security BDM secured
Stop ‘Speaking Your Mind’. Start Winning
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Blurting out whatever’s on your mind might feel good for five seconds, but it can kill a deal, a relationship, or your reputation just as quickly. In business, brutal honesty without strategy
Rebel Rebel Authenticity: Bowie’s Blueprint for Being Real in Business
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Authenticity isn’t soft: it’s a bold act of leadership. David Bowie’s evolution, especially during his Berlin years, shows how stepping out from behind the mask unlocks trust, emotional
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Barrett Sales Trends Report 2024
This business and sales trends report is dedicated to unfurling 'mythical truths', that have constrained business thinking. It's not one thing OR the other. The best results come from ...
Barrett Sales Trends Report 2023
We are on the cusp of the fastest, deepest, most consequential transformation of human civilization in history.
Being human-centred is about putting humanity back on the corporate ...
Barrett Sales Trends Report 2022
The first issue of the Barrett 12 Sales Trends Report was published in December 2009. It was titled ‘12 Sales Trends for 2010: No more “Business as usual”’. Sales trend 10 in ...
Barrett Sales Trends Report 2021
2020 has been one of the most trying year for many generations and we can’t wait for it to finish. We are over it and impatient for a sense of control, some degree of certainty, something ...
Barrett Sales Trends Report 2020
Businesses, governments, industry bodies and the global business community have been talking for decades about making changes and taking action to address climate change, reduce the ...
Barrett Sales Trends Report 2019
Trust is a vital element in our lives and, as such, it has been studied and debated for centuries. Trust is the belief that someone or something is honest and will not harm you, or ...
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Barrett Whitepaper: The History of Sales Methodologies - Why Some Work and Others Don’t
Every once in a while a new book on sales and selling appears in the stores that lays claim to contain the secret to sales challenges. Many of these books promote themselves as being ...
Barrett Whitepaper: Should selling be studied at degree level at University?
There has been no officially recognized benchmark for professional salespeople at tertiary level. Finance, Marketing, Production, Engineering, Business Administration, IT, Research ...