Transform Your Organization
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.” Peter Drucker.
Everything today seems to be about transformation, business transformation, digital transformation, sales, customer, market, organizational. Work is transforming, moving from in the office to virtual to hybrid. Tools and technology enable us to do things differently or to do new things.
But what does transformation really mean? What does it entail? How do we transform? How do we successfully implement and manage change?
Partners in EXCELLENCE has worked with organizations in transformation since it’s founding. Whether it’s working on turnarounds, helping high performing organizations continue to change, helping start ups to scale and grow.
We have a series of workshops, programs, processes and tools to help our clients identify their transformation strategies. Most importantly, we work with those clients in the implementation of their transformation efforts, keeping them on track or adjusting them to drive greater success.
Transformation Posts
Are You Solving The Wrong Problem?
We need more leads! We need more activity! We need more demos/meetings! We need more pipeline! We need more tools! We need more people! We need better products! We need better pricing! We need more funding! We need………. Too often, we focus on the symptoms of problems and not the problems themselves. And when we […]
There Will Always Be Excuses!
I was listening to my friend Matt Heinz. He said something obvious, yet profound, “Every day there is an excuse.” There has always been and will continue to be any number of reasons to make excuses. We’ve seen the rapid change, disruption create new reasons for excuses. This week, we see global economic turmoil. And […]
Someone Else Is Creating Your To-Do List!
No, I’m not going to talk about the latest/greatest way we can leverage AI to manage our calendars. What I’m focusing on is how little control most people are exercising over their own to-do lists. Sadly, perhaps unconsciously, we have ceded control of our to-do lists to our inboxes, text messages, calls, and social channels. […]
“We Need Training…..”
The email came in, “We need training. We’ve seen your programs before, can you talk to us about a training program?” I quickly arranged a discussion, “What kind of training do you need?” “We need sales training,” came the response. “What kind of sales training do you need?” I ask. “Sales training, our people aren’t […]
“We’re Doing Everything Right, But Nothing’s Working!”
I was struck by this sentence in a LI post today, “We are doing everything right, but nothing’s working!” I see variants of this every day: Scratching my head at these and similar statements, I wonder, “If you are doing everything right, then it should be working! That’s how designing and executing your GTM/selling strategies […]
Is AI That Good, Or Are We That Bad?
The answer to the question, “Is AI that good, or are we that bad,” is resounding YES! To both. Everyday, we see great applications of AI, particularly when coupled with outstanding human based thinking. At the same time, I see endless examples where AI isn’t doing anything better, it isn’t outthinking sellers, it’s simply outperforming […]
Shit We Have To Stop!
This week, two separate conversations with CROs. Completely different markets/industries, both high performing in their segments. But they were deeply frustrated. “We’re struggling to make our numbers!” As we dove into it, their markets were OK, customers were still growing and investing. Then we dove into the data, pipelines very anemic, but win rates, average […]
Where Is The Customer?
I speak with lots of leaders about their GTM strategies. My social channels are dominated by experts suggesting the GTM strategies. One of the things I’ve started doing is counting how many times they use the word, “Customer.” It’s surprising how seldom the word is used. When it is, it’s used in the context of […]
What’s Easy Isn’t Always Good For Us!
The human brain is wired for convenience, speed, efficiency and how to get the most done for the least effort. Individually and organizationally we are drawn to short cuts, hacks. We leverage technologies, including AI/LLMs to offload the mundane and make us more efficient. We discount/cutting our prices, because it’s easier than helping customer understand […]
Things That Haven’t Changed…..
We live in a world of constant disruption and change. It can be distracting as we struggle to understand and respond, or as we try to figure out how to leverage the disruption to better achieve our goals. We become focused on the change, the technologies, the new approaches/ideas, tools. We tend to be attracted […]
Testimonials
Partners in Excellence has been my strategic partner for sales and business transformations. Always bring the ability to understand my challenges and translate into pragmatic strategy, design, and execution. David Brock is my first call when needing a fresh perspective for solving my most difficult challenges! Kevin Johnston, COO
“Our Commercial Leadership engaged Partners in EXCELLENCE supporting formalization of our commercial process, as well as validation of pipeline integrity. While the methodology presented the opportunity to think outside the box, driving commercial cultural change, the foundation for sustainable growth has been established. Our Business and Global Commercial Team now have a process and roadmap driving our performance into the foreseeable future.” Eric Shelton, Vice President, Global Marketing and Sales
“There is so much flying around every day about what's right for sales, who has the best way of succeeding, what is the impact of tenuous programs, and every other sales topic you can imagine. And then there's Dave Brock. He cuts through the cacophony of noise. He nets the important data flying around. He grounds that data in reality. When I want a real grasp of what is happening in the sales world, I get the really good nuggets from Dave.” Sheevaun Thatcher, Vice President, Global Sales Enablement.
“I have worked with Dave at three companies over the past 10 years or so. That alone is a testament to the value he brings. More specifically, Dave brings analytical tools and a ton of knowledge that allows you to move quickly from data analysis to action plans that drive meaningful results. You might be able to figure all this out on your own; Dave will figure it out much faster. And you don’t have time to wait.” Pete Tapley, Vice President of Global Sales