What a misstep on a remote farm in Myanmar taught me about leadership, listening, and last-mile sales The Morning That Felt Different It was the kind of morning I’ve come to know well in rural Myanmar’s dry zone—quiet, golden, and already heavy with heat. The overnight bus from Yangon had dropped me in Magway at 4 a.m. The streets were still asleep, save for the occasional trishaw gliding past. I rented a small motorbike, found a local tea shop that was just beginning to stir, and waited for the first light with a cup of sweet, thick Burmese tea. I’d done this countless times—early field visits that began in silence and dust, long before any office opened. But this visit felt different. I wasn’t here to just observe or support. I was here to quietly assess one of our most promising team leads. Meet “Spiky Head” Everyone on the team called him Spiky Head —a nickname earned as much for his wild, uncombed hair as for his sharp, unfiltered energy. He had outsold everyone in the regi...
Even after more than 15 Years of field sales experiences, and helping train thousands of sales professionals my sales closing percentage is between 15-30 %. Sales closing is no joke and sales objections are real. I am pretty sure sales objections themself are a part of the natural sales process. It will be a wise choice for an organization to equip their sales team with what can be the common sales objection and what is the reason behind it and how to categorize them. Below are 28 common sales objections and it should be enough for several closing. To make it easier to understand and find solutions to overcome them, I separate them into four categories which highlight the reason behind the objection itself. Need "I'm not interested." "We don't need that." "We're already using a different solution." "We're not in the market for that right now." "We're not a good fit for your product." "I don't need all o...