A speaker with business and stage experience
Benjamin Delahaye has 15 successful years as a sales director, regional sales manager and VP operations for companies ranging from start-ups to large multinationals. He has managed teams of 15 people and organizations of 2500 people. He holds an MBA degree from INSEAD. He has performed stand-up comedy at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, the Comedy Club Asia in Singapore, the International Comedy Club in Stockholm.
Putting together his business skills with his stand-up comedy experience, his speech is a unique experience to electrify your sales people.
Show summary
Most goals are formulated in terms of what others will do. This is especially the case with sales goals: number of people who will buy our products, amount of cash spent by our customers, etc. A big and ambitious sales goal can be daunting because it is mostly about actions done by others. If only others would do what we want them to do!
In such a situation, a salesperson must focus on one thing: “what can I do, what is 100% in my power to advance towards my goal?” What they can do right now even takes precedence over reaching a future goal that they are working towards.
Focusing on these 100% control tasks is also a source of drive and satisfaction. It is proven that frequently completing tasks releases dopamine in the brain, a chemical essential for motivation.
That’s right, we will tell your people to forget about their goals and be substance addicts!
This speech is relevant to every kind of sales people: from B2C teams with large number of sales to B2B salespeople with longer cycle. The mechanisms of motivation and drive are the same and can be applied to any team dedicated to influencing other people.