Anderson Leadership Solutions brings 20 plus years of sales and sales leadership experience to your organization. In his career, Dave Anderson personally conducted over 15,000 sales calls and observed and coached an additional 20,000 sales calls. By enhancing sales skills, building innovative compensation systems, teaching a system of wise strategic and tactical decision making and […]
I had a dream that I worked for a company that got rid of it’s Human Resources Department. There were no more HR manuals or HR classes. This was not a result of ineffective HR professionals. They just weren’t needed in that company. Was this heaven? No. It was a dream. But, after rereading John […]
He was more amped up then a Chihuahua after a can of Red Bull. Here was my peer yelling at me because some people were sitting in the wrong area of a conference room during a sales meeting. When I told him we could “make it work as is”, he said “Well I am glad […]
He was more amped up then a Chihuahua after a can of Red Bull. Here was my peer yelling at me because some people were sitting in the wrong area of a conference room during a sales meeting. When I told him we could “make it work as is”, he said “Well I am glad […]
He was more amped up then a Chihuahua after a can of Red Bull. Here was my peer yelling at me because some people were sitting in the wrong area of a conference room during a sales meeting. When I told him we could “make it work as is”, he said “Well I am glad […]
He was more amped up then a Chihuahua after a can of Red Bull. Here was my peer yelling at me because some people were sitting in the wrong area of a conference room during a sales meeting. When I told him we could “make it work as is”, he said “Well I am glad […]
He was more amped up then a Chihuahua after a can of Red Bull. Here was my peer yelling at me because some people were sitting in the wrong area of a conference room during a sales meeting. When I told him we could “make it work as is”, he said “Well I am glad […]
On multiple occasions during my 20 year career with a Fortune 50 behemoth, I lobbied to change the job titles of the leaders in our sales force. We were all called Managers. I thought our titles should be Leader not Manager. But, no matter my title, I always believed I was leading. Now in the […]
I believe coaching is a process all professionals can benefit from. If Tiger Woods, Rafael Nadal and Dirk Nowitzki benefit from personal one on one coaching, we all can. Professionals have coaches; amateurs do not. – Author Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) I prefer working with high potential people who have an overwhelming desire […]
He was more amped up then a Chihuahua after a can of Red Bull. Here was my peer yelling at me because some people were sitting in the wrong area of a conference room during a sales meeting. When I told him we could “make it work as is”, he said “Well I am glad […]
She looked me in the eyes and said, “I am not having any fun.” Sandy was obviously frustrated while trying to lead her peers. Sandy was trying to lead them through a leadership “ropes course”. I smiled at her and said, “It’s not supposed to be fun for you. You are the leader.” Sandy learned […]
I’m Dave Anderson, President of Anderson Leadership Solutions based in Tyler, TX. Anderson Leadership Solutions provides character based leadership development, consulting and training for organizations and leadership coaching for individuals. I was raised by an Army General, graduated from West Point, and served as an officer in the U.S. Army. I also worked for 20 years in sales and […]
When everything began to unravel for Pete, I knew I was going to have fire him. I took it personally. Like most leaders, I rarely lose sleep over the technical issues of my job. It is the people who give me insomnia. In this case it was Pete. I hired Pete. He had all the […]
I took a week long vacation recently in Puerto Rico. I got a massage while I was there. As I was lying on the table during my session, I realized the therapist was really not doing a good job. I longed for the person who I use close to home. She does a great job. […]
