After the first round of the Baylor S3 Pro Day of virtual recruiting with 30 interviewers, 54 of the students rated each of the interviewers, selected their favorite two interviewers, and commented on one that didn’t go as well as hoped. After the second round of S3 Pro Days on March 5 (click here for…Continue Reading The students POV on interviews for internships & careers
Why do parents, teachers, politicians, managers and salespeople continue bad practices? Four reasons and the ways we express them are: We do what was done to us and assume it was best practice. “Look at me, I turned out OK didn’t I?” We lack the depth and breadth of relevant education to recognize bad practices….Continue Reading How Sales Management in Pro Sports Can Catch Up to Corporate America
by Kirk Wakefield – January 2018 People. Purpose. Performance. (Pictures.) S3 2018 Board Meeting Paul Epstein challenged the room of executives, managers and students to truly put people first. With over a decade of managerial experience in pro sports, most recently as Director of Sales at the San Francisco 49ers, Paul shared how their sales organization…Continue Reading Do you have your P’s in order?
by Brad Sherrill – October 2017 With Apple’s headquarters right down the street, you would expect the teams in Silicon Valley to be digitally-savvy and data-driven. We were not disappointed, as the teams from San Jose demonstrated how they employ business intelligence to generate revenue. Sharks Leadership Analytics-Driven Flavil Hampsten, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing…Continue Reading Are Silicon Valley Teams as Data-Driven as You’d Expect?
by Kirk Wakefield – November 2016 Meaningful Careers Begin With Meaningful Relationships We need meaningful relationships. Young employees thrive or dive on the strength of positive relationships in the workplace. Such important relationships should start well before college students graduate. We spend the bulk of adult life with people at work (see chart). According to…Continue Reading Why are internships so important for employers?
by Kirk Wakefield – November 2016 Leave Emotion at the Door In a scene from the movie Ocean’s Eleven, Rusty (Brad Pitt) is teaching Hollywood actors how to play poker. During his lesson on “how to draw out the bluff,” he asks a player what the first lesson of poker is. The answer: “Leave emotion…Continue Reading 4 Keys to Effective Ticket Pricing
by Kelly Roddy – July 2015 What is leadership? “Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance.” – Jack Welch, Former Chairman and CEO of General Electric Leadership is “organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal.” As a leader, you may or…Continue Reading Execution: 7 Essential Behaviors of Leadership in Sales Management
by Jeff Eldersveld – June 2015 The most valuable thing any sports professional can give is time. It doesn’t matter what stage in the career – looking for a job, recent hire at a job, or a seasoned veteran – because how time is spent defines one’s self and, ultimately, one’s career advancement. Time management…Continue Reading 9 Ways to Best Use Time to Build Your Sports Career
by Chris Zeppenfeld – May 2015 One of my favorite sales reps said this to me coming out of a CRM training session a few years ago. I think it’s the best analogy I’ve ever heard about CRM training. “Going to CRM training is like going to the dentist….no one really looks forward to going,…Continue Reading Making CRM training tolerable: The 10 Commandments
by Justin Gurney – April 2015 Does this sound familiar? “Great job Brandon! You made 150 calls today, those will be sure to turn into sales, so keep it up.” “Ryan, wow you set 10 appointments this week leading the way.” “Mark, you were on the phone for 200 minutes today, way to dig in…Continue Reading 5 Tips For Managing in a Social Selling Environment