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4 Habits That Feel Productive and Close Nothing
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-09-07 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-09-07

4 Habits That Feel Productive and Close Nothing

In our Closing Room sessions I watch sellers confuse efficiency with effectiveness in the same four ways. Every one of them feels like progress, and not one of them moves a deal.

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Your Past Deals Are Lying to You
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-08-31 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-08-31

Your Past Deals Are Lying to You

A seller was certain his plant manager contact could sign an $800,000 order, because that contact had signed every deal before it. Here's the question I asked him in the deal review, and why account history can quietly work against you.

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Your Stakeholder Is Ghosting You…Now What?
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-08-17 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-08-17

Your Stakeholder Is Ghosting You…Now What?

Sellers keep telling me the same thing: we can't get in front of the stakeholder. Here's why calling almost anyone else in that building beats sending one more email.

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Your Training Didn't Fail. Your Follow-Up Did.
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-06

Your Training Didn't Fail. Your Follow-Up Did.

Your closing rates are stuck and it isn't a skills problem. It's what you're not doing after the workshop ends.

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Know When to Stop Chasing a Prospect
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-05-07 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-05-07

Know When to Stop Chasing a Prospect

Most salespeople think persistence is always a virtue. It's not. There's a formula for knowing exactly when to stop chasing a prospect — and most teams ignore it.

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Even Top Performers Need Coaching
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-05-04 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-05-04

Even Top Performers Need Coaching

High performance doesn't mean coaching stops. It means it evolves. Here's how to help your top performers continue to grow and stay engaged.

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The Bare Minimum Sales Coaching
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-04-20 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-04-20

The Bare Minimum Sales Coaching

Coaching doesn't need to be complex, but it must be consistent. Here is the bare minimum you need to be doing...

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Making this Sales Coaching Mistake?
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-04-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-04-06

Making this Sales Coaching Mistake?

Most sales coaching misses the mark for one common reason. Are you making this mistake?

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How Coaching Turns Execution into Repeat Wins
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-02-25 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-02-25

How Coaching Turns Execution into Repeat Wins

Consistent wins don’t come from talent alone. They come from data-driven coaching that sharpens focus, builds clarity, and sustains execution. This is where leadership matters.

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Now is the Time for Change
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-09-29 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-09-29

Now is the Time for Change

Slow buying cycles aren’t just a market problem—they’re a sales opportunity, if you approach them right.

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Don't Compete with Your Team
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-04-01 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-04-01

Don't Compete with Your Team

Leadership isn't about proving you're the best salesperson. Learn how to encourage ownership and engagement, so you build a team that's aligned with your goals.

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Unstoppable Coaching - The Rule of 3s
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2024-11-13 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2024-11-13

Unstoppable Coaching - The Rule of 3s

We all know we should coach but do you have a deliberate, strategic goal in mind for each individual? Here's how to practically achieve this...

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The Fastest Way to Anger Your Team
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-05-01 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-05-01

The Fastest Way to Anger Your Team

You're wearing a lot of hats in your role and it's tempting to jump in and play along with the team. But it's creating dysfunction and animosity on your team...

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Draw Prospects into YOUR Process
Prospecting, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-09-25 Prospecting, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-09-25

Draw Prospects into YOUR Process

Learn how to engage clients on a deeper level.

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Making this Costly Sales Meeting Mistake?
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-09-20 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-09-20

Making this Costly Sales Meeting Mistake?

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Maximize time with your team - not fires...
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-09-12 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-09-12

Maximize time with your team - not fires...

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Sales Coaching: Where to Focus
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-15 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-15

Sales Coaching: Where to Focus

Want to get the very best bang for your buck in your sales coaching sessions? Focus on these key areas and watch your results increase!

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The Wrong Way to Ask for Referrals
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-12 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-12

The Wrong Way to Ask for Referrals

Referrals are the best way to generate leads. However, most sellers ask for them in a terrible way that produces no results.

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How to Be Different From Your Competition
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-09-16 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-09-16

How to Be Different From Your Competition

How can you stand out and be different from your competition? Sitting in on sales team meetings is one of my favourite things to do..

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How to Be an Object of Interest
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-26 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-26

How to Be an Object of Interest

You must learn to be an object of interest. That means having something interesting to say about topics that matter to your audience.

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Colleen Francis works your most important deals alongside the people who own them — accelerating what should close, expanding what has room to grow, cutting what isn't worth the cycles. Leadership gets a forecast it can trust. The team keeps the discipline for every deal after.

613-730-7700
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colleenfrancis@engageselling.com

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