The Playbook Blog

Resources for Leaders and Sales Professionals Ready to Put in the Work

Employee Engagement: The Great Resignation Lifeboat?

Last week I got into a deep conversation with a few colleagues about the ‘Great Resignation’. As a business owner, keynote speaker, and executive coach, this trend is something that I’ve remained cognizant about, especially around its impact on leaders in the middle (LIMs). In fact, as recently as two...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about Employee Engagement: The Great Resignation Lifeboat?

But is it Actually Urgent Though?

Too often emails are sent with the word urgent in the title. Frankly, I’ve found the matter in the email rarely is actually urgent and I firmly believe this term is quite overused in the workplace lexicon. As a leader in the middle (LIM), my time is limited, so I...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about But is it Actually Urgent Though?

Why do Employees Fail to Meet Their Bosses’ Expectations?

Recently, someone on my team was looking through my archive of articles when they came across my old post, ‘Three Reasons Employees' Don’t Meet Their Bosses Expectations.’ They reached out and started to pepper me with questions on how they could work through some of the challenges they have encountered...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about Why do Employees Fail to Meet Their Bosses’ Expectations?

Why do Employees Fail to Meet Their Bosses’ Expectations?

Recently, someone on my team was looking through my archive of articles when they came across my old post, ‘Three Reasons Employees' Don’t Meet Their Bosses Expectations.’ They reached out and started to pepper me with questions on how they could work through some of the challenges they have encountered...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about Why do Employees Fail to Meet Their Bosses’ Expectations?

Make A Choice: Sacrifice vs Decision?

Everything we do as a leader in the middle is about choice. Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker   I was recently thumbing through my book, Serve Up, Coach Down, when I came across chapter that made me pause for a moment.  In the chapter, ‘Choose Wisely: Sacrifice Versus Decision’, I share...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about Make A Choice: Sacrifice vs Decision?

Make A Choice: Sacrifice vs Decision?

Everything we do as a leader in the middle is about choice. Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker   I was recently thumbing through my book, Serve Up, Coach Down, when I came across chapter that made me pause for a moment.  In the chapter, ‘Choose Wisely: Sacrifice Versus Decision’, I share...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about Make A Choice: Sacrifice vs Decision?

How to be an Amazingly Terrible Leader

“Guys, I don’t have the power to make decisions. They do. All I am is to be a highly paid sales representative.” (Definitely NOT a quote by me!)   Above are some famous last words uttered by a past manager of mine. After this, no matter how I tried, I...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about How to be an Amazingly Terrible Leader

How to be an Amazingly Terrible Leader

“Guys, I don’t have the power to make decisions. They do. All I am is to be a highly paid sales representative.” (Definitely NOT a quote by me!)   Above are some famous last words uttered by a past manager of mine. After this, no matter how I tried, I...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about How to be an Amazingly Terrible Leader

Being Happy in 2022

Happy new year! I hope you and your family enjoyed a festive holiday season; my family and I had a wonderful time. It’s officially 2022; I personally love the start of a new year as it’s a fresh slate to set and achieve new goals while making more memories. However,...
Continue Reading >> about Sales Professionals- STOP Telling and START Asking Clients What They Need!   about What Makes a Top Employee? How to Be the Best and Get Noticed about Sales Keynote Speaking Clip about How to Pick a Sales Leader Keynote Speaker Your Team Won’t Tune Out about Being Happy in 2022

The Sales Leaders Playbook

Download Nathan's
Bestselling Book for Free

Discover the skills, mindset, and practices that will build a winning sales team, from creating an organizational belief system to taking the bullet for those you lead.

Based on the playbook that drove Nathan's own award-winning sales career, this free book is straightforward, practical, and proven to improve results for sales leaders willing to hold their teams and, more importantly, themselves accountable.

Start Building

To Win