The Deal Whisperers

A Guide to Disciplined Sales and Negotiation

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Whadja Get?

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“Mr. Gitou, how much do you usually budget for negotiation contingency?” Tyler Gitou looked up from his computer screen, a quizzi...
Monday, January 5, 2015

Don't Do It!

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“Mr. Gitou, you’re never going to guess who just called,” said Verdi. Tyler Gitou smiled at Verdi. “You know, Verdi, I can’t ever fi...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

How Stupid Can You Be?

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“Mr. Gitou? I got blindsided.” Tyler Gitou waved Verdi into his office. “Tell me what happened, Verdi?” “Well, remember we close...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

You Are Unbelievable

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Tyler Gitou lowered his head and shook it slowly. “And you missed that deadline too,” he said. “Yes,” Verdi said meekly. “We got the p...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

What Will You Do After You Get Punched in the Mouth?

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The Deal Whisperer posted its 50th  article in September, all based on my ongoing experiences leading sales teams in pursuit of outsourcin...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The 'Five Hows' of Sales

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The Deal Whisperer posted its 50 th  article in September, all based on my ongoing experiences leading sales teams in pursuit of outsou...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Change Your Attitude!

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The Deal Whisperer posted its 50 th article last month, all based on my ongoing experiences leading sales teams in pursuit of outsourcing...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Who is Driving?

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“Verdi, haven’t you been working on closing that same deal for months?” asked Tyler Gitou. “Yes I have, Mr. Gitou,” said Verdi. “W...
Friday, June 14, 2013

An Expensive Relationship

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“The client asked us to start the work because they had a ‘burning platform’. So we started even though we did not have a signed agreemen...
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

What's the Problem?

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Verdi was surprised to see Tyler Gitou in his office. “Mr. Gitou! How nice to see you. You’ve been gone for a while.” “Hello Verdi,” ...
Friday, December 7, 2012

Who Cares?

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 “Verdi, this is the second time you have delayed closing this deal for another quarter,” said Tyler Gitou. “What seems to be the prob...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

He's So Wrong!

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 “So was I right or was I right?” Peter Pompel gestured to a chair for Tyler Gitou to sit down. “Isn’t Frances Forte the most emotiona...
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Monday, August 6, 2012

She's So Logical!

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“So tell me about your experience with Tech Team,” said Tyler Gitou. “What do they do well and what can they improve?” Tyler picked...
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John Dieffenbach
Los Angeles, California, United States
I have spent over 30 years in the information technology industry managing sales teams and closing large, complex deals in BPO, SI and Managed Services for Fortune 100 companies across industries (e.g. financial services, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals). My passion is in helping clients solve their most challenging business issues by leveraging innovative solutions that drive greater efficiency, productivity and value. In my role, I develop collaborative relationships with clients and work with them to create transformational services to better manage risk, cost and compliance in the fast-changing economic and technology environment. I write a monthly blog on sales and negotiation: www.runningtheroom.com
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