Synthesis

September, 2007, Synthesis   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 18  
CONTENTS
PI Worldwide Acquires Powerful Set of Sales Performance Tools
PI Challenge
PI and Validity
Knowing-Doing Gap in Sales
Ask Dan
Here are the top results from last issue's survey questions on Leadership.
TOPICS
PI and Validity
PI Challenge
SUBSCRIBE

Please enter your email address to receive notification each time a new Ask Dan column is posted to PIcampus.


Add Remove
Send as HTML
 

ARCHIVE
Around the Network
December 3, 2008
Vol. 1 Issue 32
Synthesis October 2008
October 13, 2008
Vol. 1 Issue 31
July 2008  
June 30, 2008
Vol. 1 Issue 28
April 2008  
April 9, 2008
Vol. 1 Issue 25
Synthesis Janaury 2008  
January 14, 2008
Vol. 1 Issue 20
May 2007- Leadership  
May 18, 2007
Vol. 1 Issue 15
January 2007 Leadership  
December 22, 2006
Vol. 1 Issue 15
PI Worldwide Acquires Powerful Set of Sales Performance Tools
by Ellen Belli, President, PI Worldwide

PI Worldwide President, Ellen S. Belli shares exciting news about the company's first ever acquisition: Global Sales Alliance, a leader in sales assessment and training.
[FULL STORY]
 
PI Challenge
Can You Get People with Altruistic Service Patterns to Sell?

In this Q&A you will need to determine how to use the insight provided by the Predictive Index to motivate a group of Altruistic account managers to up-sell to their existing clients in an effort to increase revenue.
[FULL STORY]
 
PI and Validity
The PI-Sales Performance Connection
by Todd Harris Ph.D.

Many validity studies have examined sales-related jobs, with a particular focus on four types of sales positions: Outside Sales, Retail Sales, Service Sales and Outbound Telesales. The results of these validity studies provide useful information into how the insight from the PI can impact your team's sales performance.
[FULL STORY]
 
Knowing-Doing Gap in Sales
by Nancy Stephens

Nancy Stephens, Vice President at PI Worldwide, is an expert in the area of sales development. In this article, Nancy's philosophy of “Hire for drive. Teach skills” is exemplified through a proven process that includes: Predictive Index, selling skills assessment and targeted sales training.
[FULL STORY]
 
Ask Dan
Focusing Salespeople on Certain Product Lines
by Dan Handalian

Dan answers questions about how to motivate an employee with a Authoritative Management/Sales pattern to support the goals of the organization.
[FULL STORY]
 
Here are the top results from last issue's survey questions on Leadership.



Q. Think about an excellent leader in your organization. In which area does he or she shine?

  • Communication, information sharing and listening (22.4% of the responses)
  • Developing People (8.7% of the responses)

 

Q. How many answers to the PI Challenge did you get correct (out of 7)?

  • 5 or 6 (59.10% of the responses)
  • 3 or 4 (25.20% of the responses)

 
Sales Performance
What is your organization’s biggest challenge in improving sales performance?
Identifying strong prospects
Identifying the needs of the client or prospect
Hiring the "Right" salespeople
Motivating the sales team
  See Results
Responses to PI Challenge
How many answers did you get correct from the PI Challlenge?
All
6 or 7
4 or 5
less than 4
  See Results
Published by PI Worldwide
Powered by IMN