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So You're the CEO

PHILADELPHIA

Managing in Today’s Environment

GAA HEADQUARTERS 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

8:30 AM — 1:00 PM

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Here’s an overview of what we’ll talk about:

9:00 to 10:00 — Introduction

Pick your own way of managing. But PICK!
  • Why do most CEOs get stuck? 
  1. Being a prisoner of other people’s priorities
  2. Trying to solve big problems all at once
  3. Not getting the help they need
  • Getting unstuck: You have too many choices. How to choose?

10:00 to 10:45 — Break your sales logjam (I)

You’re NOT a public utility! Sell more of the right things to the right kinds of customers
  1. Don’t be a prisoner of your salesforce
  • You can’t abdicate: You can’t just rely on a sales manager OR on salespeople.
  • Be the sales leader… That doesn’t mean you’re the lead salesperson… just the leader.
  1. Pick the right customers
  • What makes a good customer for YOU?
  • Start by looking at your best customers, and then looking for more like them.
  1. Go after the right customers in the right way: building your company’s very own sales process — one that works for you!
  • Clarify your message: What do you have to offer? How can you help them? Can you prove it?
  • Build a discovery process: How to learn what makes a difference to THEM
  1. Use marketing to help your salespeople in practical ways
  • Marketing is NOT an abstract concept. (It’s PRACTICAL, it doesn’t have to be expensive, and it’s NOT just for big companies.)

10:45 to 11:00 — Cellphone Break

11:00 to 11:45 — Break your sales logjam (II)

  1. Break the prospecting barrier by warming up the right prospects just enough…
  • Marketing can and should work closely with sales.
  1. Build (AND maybe disassemble) your salesforce
  • How to recognize the right kinds of salespeople
  • The wrong kinds of salespeople: fire them, keep their accounts
  1. Make plans and set expectations
  • Develop specific plans for each target account and prospect
  • Set explicit goals and evaluate results
  • Provide feedback, coaching and consequences. (YES, consequences!)
  1. Overcome your fear of customers
  • Connect with your clients and prospects.
  • Avoid the salesperson acting as a Lone Ranger.

11:45 to 12:15 — An action item for today: PRICING

Your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. (And not just for paper)