Barrett has been publishing sales articles, Research Whitepapers, and Annual 12 Sales Trends Reports for several years and more recently has published 21 e-books on sales and sales management. Barrett has also a large library of Videos (YouTube channel).

Feature writers on a regular basis for some of Australia’s most prominent business media outlets such as BRW, Smart Company and more recently IPA’s magazine The Public Accountant, Sue Barrett is regarded by many mainstream business press publishers & editors as the most authoritative thought leaders reporting and commenting on the selling profession and sales operations in Australia today.

Sue’s aim is to keep business leaders, salespeople and the general population informed and up to date on the latest in sales operational effectiveness including articles on:
sales philosophy & culture; sales leadership management and coaching; sales forecasting, metrics & measurements; customer satisfaction indexing; sales psychology, neuroscience, resilience & mindset, sales recruitment & sales assessments;sales performance modelling & sales force design; sales strategy & sales structure; sales incentives & rewards; key account management, and more.

Below you find a mix of our large sales resources.

Testimonials

After our very successful two day 'Sales Strategy & Operations' workshop last week, I wanted to write to you and let you know how professional, outcome driven and valuable the experience was for our executive leadership team. With excellent pre-workshop preparation and guidance from the Barrett team, including an insightful on-line survey of probing and exploratory questions, which provided the base data for a productive and challenging workshop, we were off and running and the usual slow start to a facilitated workshop like this was non-existent.
From the moment we kicked in to the agenda, the Diadem team was engaged and motivated to actively participate and seek clarity and direction in our pursuit of a robust review of our sales processes and how we could maximise our efforts moving forward. With yourself as a master facilitator and teacher, able aided by Rebecca at your side, you intuitively guided the Diadem team through a excellently crafted and impactful programme that opened up opportunities, challenged convention and sought to explore a path forward that contained clarity, purpose and a strength of resolve to achieve business defining differentiation in our chosen marketplaces. We now have the understanding, tools, intelligence and platform to launch Diadem forward and with yourself and the Barrett team by our side, we are in 'safe hands'.

Richard DuerdenNational Sales Director, Diadem, 60 person Signage & Wayfinding Firm

Sue Barrett and her team has skilfully guided us through a key transitional time in our Company when it was critical to build our strategy and define the processes and tools that would support our key business objectives moving forward. Sue and her colleagues have the flexibility and diversity of skills and capabilities that adapt to the business requirements at any time. Sue is an engaging and inspirational facilitator and presenter and her strategic thinking coupled with practical implementation ensures organisations that work with her get high quality outcomes that achieve tangible results. The Barrett team quickly understands the nuances of a business and quickly builds key relationships that ensures she understands the immediate needs for the organisation and appropriate support for individuals.

Jill Johnstonformerly Head of People & Culture, Southern Cross Austereo (SCA), now Head of People & Development,

The Rural Muster project has taken the lead in facilitating a complete culture and mindset shift across the entire organisation to improve the customer experience and lift sales. In addition, I lead a competent sales leadership team who are coaching and leading from the front, and we have an outstanding sales score card. Barrett has provided us with robust sales systems, tools, resources and ongoing education to give us the ability to innovate, navigate and grow our business for the short, medium and long term. Personally, I got incredible value from working with Sue Barrett because

  • Sue is a future thinker who is highly tuned to the operating environment, innovations and disruptors that might influence our future
  • Sue is an absolute specialist in sales, proud of the profession, champion for customer centred selling
  • Sue has superior organisational and planning skills, sharp, maximises value from time, action orientation

Andrew SmithHead of Agribusiness, Rural Bank (now Head of Business Customer, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank)