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Always be culturing
5 August 2025
If you have lived in Christchurch, you will know about the nor’wester wind. It...
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Your Quietest Coach
25 July 2025
AI isn’t just changing how we work, it’s changing how we learn. Quietly in the...
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Survivor, sales, and the uncoachable mindset
23 July 2025
We’ve been catching up on the latest season of Australian Survivor at our...
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Price is a funny thing
7 July 2025
There is plenty of conversation about pricing happening right now. It is true...
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If the customer is always right, why are they your customer?
25 June 2025
We all know the old saying: “the customer is always right.”
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Next Generation of Sales Enablement
16 June 2025
One of my biggest learnings when I first became a sales manager was assuming...
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10 Things We Got Wrong in 10 Years
10 June 2025
We are celebrating 10 years in business this year, which apparently only about...
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The Skill that Every Top Performer Has
8 May 2025
There is a famous story of American Paul Revere riding his horse through the...
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Conflict Management Starts With Your Ears
4 May 2025
I found myself in an interesting spot last week. I was running a training...
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The Leadership Disconnect
15 April 2025
I had an interesting conversation recently with a sales manager I'd worked with...
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I Thought Values Were Overrated
9 April 2025
I used to think company values were overrated, not literally values themselves...
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Getting your sales team to actually use their tech
2 April 2025
Most sales teams are up to their eyeballs in tech they hardly touch.
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Customer IP – the asset you’re not managing.
31 March 2025
In my years helping businesses optimise their sales functions, I've noticed one...
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Love a bit of competition?
5 March 2025
We have just finished the Indicator Steps Challenge which was a team goal to...
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Is Your Sales Team Spending More Time on Admin Than Selling? Tech Can Help!
5 March 2025
“The biggest complaint we get from reps is the amount of admin time, that takes...
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A Game Two Halves?
12 February 2025
At this time of year, we are having a lot of discussions with clients about how...
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Finding Your Rhythm
12 February 2025
When I was in my twenties, I had a job opportunity that I was genuinely excited...
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Use LinkedIn to Make an Impact
11 February 2025
As of April 2024, LinkedIn had approximately 15.9 million users in Australia...
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2024 Sucked!
15 January 2025
This is our first article in 2025, and it is about this time each year that...
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Looking Back, Moving Forward!
11 December 2024
Just 2 weeks out from Christmas I have struggled to come up with what I wanted...
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Are You Picking Up What They’re Putting Down?
18 November 2024
About a year ago, I met someone who didn’t make eye contact when we shook hands...
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Why These Three Sales Phrases Matter
11 June 2024
Sales is a game where success often comes down to a mixture of hard work,...
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The Unseen Sales Force in Every Business
7 May 2024
In the early days of my first business, I experienced an understanding about...
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Mindset: A Practical Guide for Sales Leaders
22 March 2023
Here’s a riddle. Take a wall. Find a large piece of cardboard that can cover...
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Achieve more with less!
22 February 2023
There is a term used in golf tournaments called “moving day”.
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Set your sales team up for success in 2023, no matter the economy!
18 January 2023
I hope you feel rested, energised and ready for a successful year. One way or...
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Reflect, Recharge and Renew
13 December 2022
As the country is limping towards the end of 2022 it is always a good time to...
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Better with years
21 November 2022
Comparisons between sport and business are used all the time and it is...
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No time to sit still
12 September 2022
It has been interesting following the trials and tribulations of the All Blacks...
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Sales Syndicate Turns 7
23 August 2022
I am proud to say that Sales Syndicate – the foundation programme of Indicator,...
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The thing about money…
23 August 2022
I saw a LinkedIn post recently from someone I respect in the US who shared how...
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The Sales Leader Mission - It's Not Impossible
15 August 2022
At Indicator we believe that the role of the Sales Leader is one of the most...
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Exploring 3 ways to build sales engagement
15 August 2022
As a sales leader, you’re responsible for building passion in your team,...
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Adios Winter Doldrums!
17 July 2022
The Winter Doldrums – yes, it’s a ‘thing’ and now is the time to be aware of...
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Working outside the box!
19 April 2022
We have a public holiday that was started over 100 years ago celebrating an...
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