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The Best Seller, Nelson’s Principles

Ten principles for those who sell and want results. The first five are about diagnosis and self-learning; the next five give the techniques and tools to get there.

EditionIPAM, university edition
Editions2009 and 2014
Copies soldAbout 2,000
Pages152

Foreword

Ideas that help guide not only your career, but your life, explained in language anyone can understand and apply.

Carlos ValenteManaging Director, Pioneer

What readers say

A valuable contribution from an experienced professional.

Direct and consistent — I recommend it to salespeople, managers and team leaders.
Márcia TrigoCoordenadora Científica do MBA em Liderança, UAL

A true study guide for salespeople.

Written by someone who lives what he writes, not by someone who just heard about it.
Paulo LeiteDiretor Geral, Bimbo

One of the greatest contributions to sales literature.

Makes simple what we know to be complex. For salespeople and for every level of management.
Rogério MeireisAdministrador, Soprattutto

The best book on sales I have read to date.

Starts with behaviour and moves on to technique, with examples and cases that make it easy to learn.
António RosaDiretor Geral, Cerealto

Videos

On the final site, the videos will play directly on the page.

Illustrative example

NAPA diagnosis — a commercial-leadership role

Based on a real report. Shows the reading by domain for the role, not the diagnosis’ full numeric values.

Revenue Strategy & PredictabilityStrong
KPIs & Revenue PerformanceConsolidating
Customer JourneyTo assess
Sales LeadershipTo develop
Leadership & TeamTo develop
Stakeholder OrchestrationTo develop
Negotiation & PartnershipsTo develop

The same domains, as a radar chart

Current levelRole requirement
RevenueStrategyKPIs &PerformanceCustomerJourneySalesLeadershipLeadership &TeamOrchestrationNegotiation
Diagnosis by domain, current level and role requirement
DomainCurrent levelRole requirement
Revenue Strategy & Predictability8885
KPIs & Revenue Performance6480
Customer Journey5070
Sales Leadership3685
Leadership & Team3875
Stakeholder Orchestration3480
Negotiation & Partnerships3378