Leadership Episodes

Leadership in practice as enabling change through collaboration, focusing on the "people" component of organizational systems, encouraging curiosity and learning, and driving results by aligning teams and technology for shared goals, not just titles. Leadership means fostering a culture where everyone can lead by helping others, giving direction, and using data and tools to improve, emphasizing collaboration over mere alignment
July 15, 2025

In this episode of Thoughts on Selling, Lee Levitt is joined by Stacy Bishop, a veteran of banking and fintech sales, to dismantle the "Sales Persona." We dig into the intersection of Midwest values and Improv comedy, exploring why trying to act like a salesperson is the fastest way to lose a deal. Stacy shares why every objection is actually an "offer," how to apply the "Yes, And..." principle to complex B2B negotiations, and why slowing down your brain is the only way to speed up your sales c…

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