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Built for VP Sales, Sales Managers & Chief Revenue Officers

Your Pipeline is Full.
Your Forecast is Fiction?

Can you name, right now, the three deals most likely to close this quarter — and say with certainty when the rep last spoke to the prospect?

If there's any hesitation, your pipeline has a gap. Robert closes it — through your managers.

VP Sales or CRO? Robert works exclusively with revenue leaders who own the number.

25+ Years
500K+ Schiffman Methodology Reach
25 Countries
Top 1% TR Sales Globally

San Francisco · New York · Toronto · Singapore · Sydney · Tokyo · Hong Kong · London · and 17 more

65% 65% of pipelines cannot be verified as real — across every industry, every region.
No confirmed next step #1 finding
45–60% Reps missing quota
30 days Training retention
How This Works

Three conversations. A pipeline you can trust.

Step 01 · Free
30-Minute Conversation

Robert listens to your situation. You both decide whether there is a genuine fit. No pitch. No proposal. No obligation.

Step 02 · US$2,500
Pipeline Diagnostic

Robert measures exactly what percentage of your pipeline is real. You leave with a score and a clear, prioritised action plan. The $2,500 is credited in full if you proceed.

Step 03 · 90 Days
Manager Programme

Robert builds the pipeline standard into your managers — not the reps. The system holds after he leaves. The IDC engagement has run for 15 years.

Start with the free conversation →
Clients include
IDC Asia Pacific
Telstra
Michelman CEO Endorsed · North America · US$500M Company
For Revenue Leaders

If you own the number, this is the conversation you've been missing.

Most sales improvement programmes are designed for reps. Robert's system is designed for the person one level above — the sales manager — which is why it's the only system that actually holds after the consultant leaves the room.

If you are a VP Sales or Chief Revenue Officer carrying a number you don't fully trust, the problem is not your people. It is the absence of a system that makes pipeline truth the standard — not the exception.

Robert has built that system inside IDC across four continents over 15 years. He has run it inside Telstra's post-acquisition integration. He has had it endorsed by a CEO. He can build it inside your organisation. It starts with a 45-minute diagnostic and a conversation.

After 45 minutes
After 90 days
After Robert leaves
The exact percentage of your pipeline that cannot be verified as real.
Every manager running reviews that surface truth — not performance theatre.
A truth-telling culture anchored to the manager, not dependent on Robert's presence.
Which deals have no confirmed next step and which close dates are fiction.
Every live deal with a confirmed, scheduled next event on the prospect's calendar.
Forecast calls where the number you present to the board is the number you close.
Why every previous training investment didn't hold — and the single root cause.
Reps who stop hiding bad news because the system rewards honesty, not optimism.
The IDC engagement is in its 15th year. That is the standard Robert builds toward.
Proprietary Diagnostic

The Sales Fiction Index.

A 45-minute pipeline accuracy diagnostic. You leave knowing exactly which deals are real, which are stalled, and what your managers need to do about it.

500
IDC Professionals
30→100%
CRM Adoption
+15%
Bookings Growth
Live sales training — pipeline review in action
Asia Pacific · Live Pipeline Review Workshop · 80+ Participants
Live Diagnostic
The SFI in action
01
Confirmed Next Steps
No agreed next step with the prospect = no pipeline.
02
Prospect Recency
When did the rep last actually speak with the prospect?
03
Close Date Accuracy
Has this close date moved more than once?
04
Manager Visibility
Does the manager know the real status of this deal?
The Lever

The rep is not the problem.

The manager sets the standard for what is real in the pipeline. Robert builds managers who hold that standard.

Without Robert's system
The manager manages the CRM entry
  • Pipeline reviews are performance theatre
  • Numbers look plausible. Deals are fiction.
  • Training evaporates by Monday morning
With Robert's system
The manager manages the opportunity
  • Every deal has a confirmed next step
  • Every review surfaces what is actually true
  • The pipeline is real. Quarters are made.
Robert Roseberry — Live sales training session
Asia Pacific
The Selling Process · Live
"One manager, equipped with the right system, is worth ten rep training days."
— Robert Roseberry
Watch First

Why Sales Teams Really Fail.

The root cause — and why the fix sits one layer above the reps.

In this 8-minute video: why rep training has a 30-day shelf life, how the manager is the real point of leverage, and what changes when you fix it at that layer.

Robert Roseberry
8 min
Eight Archetypes

Which of these people are on your team?

After 25 years across 25 countries, Robert has seen the same eight behaviours in every team.

01
All-Star Alice
The Benchmark
Hits target consistently. Confirmed next steps on every deal.
02
🎢
Rollercoaster Rachel
Feast or Famine
Great one quarter, terrible the next. Stops prospecting when selling.
03
🎲
Big Deal Bob
All Eggs, One Basket
Bets everything on one deal. When it slips, the quarter collapses.
04
📉
Falldown Fred
Strong Start, No Finish
Starts strong then stalls. Deals go dark. No confirmed next steps.
05
🏖
Success Vacation Marty
Done for the Quarter
Hits quota and stops. Comfortable today, blind to next quarter.
06
😌
Comfortable Carl
Never Bad Enough
Great relationships. Never in crisis. Zero new business in years.
07
💥
Shotgun Shane
Fires Everywhere, Hits Nothing
Quotes at every conversation. High activity, pipeline is fiction.
08
🏷
Discount Joe
Closes Deals, Kills Margin
Can't close without a price drop. Hits the number. Kills the margin.

The Cost of Each Archetype

You recognised at least three of these people just now.

Every archetype has a revenue cost. Rollercoaster Rachel creates feast-or-famine quarters you can't forecast. Big Deal Bob files a pipeline you can't trust. Comfortable Carl is your most dangerous rep — never bad enough to cut, never good enough to grow. Tell Robert which archetypes are on your team. He will tell you what it is costing you and exactly where to apply pressure.

Identify Your Archetypes →
Watch

The Sales Pipeline Secret.

Why most pipelines are fiction — and the system that makes them real.

What the 65% fiction score means for your forecast, why confirmed next steps are the only reliable pipeline signal, and the one thing Robert installs in every organisation he works with.

Robert Roseberry
What Leaders Say

From the people who've seen it work.

Michelman · North America

"This programme is different from others — it is easy to understand and implement. I strongly recommend it to peers and colleagues."

Steve Shifman

CEO · Michelman · North America

IDC · Asia Pacific

"What sets Robert apart is his focus on the manager. Most programmes ignore that layer entirely. He fixed the part of our organisation that was holding everything else back."

Eva Au

Managing Director · IDC Asia Pacific

IDC · Asia Pacific

"Robert's system is so simple, yet extremely powerful. He delivered it in a way that made every person in the room feel the immediate application to their own deals."

Larry Llamzon

VP Sales · IDC · Asia Pacific · 500 Professionals Trained

Pacnet · Six Markets · 125 People

"There is no sales team that prospects too much."

Case Study

The rooms. The people. The results.

30% to 100%.
A $500M company.

IDC · 500 professionals · 15+ years · APAC, Europe, Americas

The pilot launched in Singapore. Success led to Australia and China, then Malaysia and India. The methodology then crossed into North America — Silicon Valley and the Boston area — led by IDC's North American team. Multiple VPs and SVPs were engaged throughout. Robert returned to Singapore and China to deliver further programmes as the engagement deepened. IDC's own Salesforce team embedded the methodology directly into their CRM, driving adoption from 30% to 100%. What began as one pilot became a 15+ year global deployment across four continents. Bookings growth of 15%.

500
Professionals trained
30→100%
CRM adoption
+15%
Bookings growth
15+
Year partnership
IDC Asia Pacific training
International Data Corporation
$500M · Singapore Pilot → Global · 15+ Years
Programs

Three ways Robert works with your team.

Every engagement starts with the Sales Fiction Index.

Robert Roseberry — live programme delivery
Live Workshop
First Base · First Meeting · Close
Program 01
01

Sales Fiction Index Assessment

In 45 minutes, Robert measures the gap between your pipeline as reported and your pipeline as it actually stands. You receive a Sales Fiction Score — a precise percentage of deals that cannot be verified as real — plus a prioritised action plan for closing the gap before your next forecast call.

US$2,500
Credited in full toward your customised programme
Program 03
03

Manager Coaching Programme

You have already invested in rep training — Miller Heiman, SPIN, MEDDIC, Value Selling. Some of it landed. Most didn't survive the first Monday because no one equipped the manager to hold the standard after the trainer left. This programme fixes that. It is the reason the IDC engagement has lasted 15 years.

15+ Years
IDC since 2009
The Approach

Diagnose. Develop. Embed. Hold the line.

Three interlocking pillars that turn a pipeline conversation into a permanent shift in how your organisation operates.

One-to-one manager coaching
Pillar 01 · Truth

Make the truth safe to tell

Pipeline reviews without fear. Reps who report reality, not optimism.

Sales manager presenting pipeline data
Pillar 02 · Discipline

Build the system, not the mood

Confirmed next steps on every live deal. Forecasts that reflect reality.

Engaged training session — lasting behaviour change
Pillar 03 · Permanence

Training that outlasts the workshop

Manager-embedded reinforcement. The IDC engagement is in its 15th year.

Robert Roseberry — Revenue Architect
About Robert

He has seen every way a pipeline can lie.

25 years — a decade at Thomson Reuters across North America and Asia Pacific, then 15+ years delivering as founder of Sales Achievements with clients including IDC and Telstra across Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Americas. Every version of the pipeline fiction problem. Always the same fix.

"The problem is not the people. The problem is the absence of a supportive system that makes honesty safe — and transformative."

— Robert Roseberry
5× Thomson Reuters Circle of Excellence
Schiffman's Prospect Management System · Since 2000
Veritas Training Group Certified
500K+ Schiffman Methodology Reach
25 Countries
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Pipeline Truth · Straight from the Field

Pattern recognition from 25 years.
In your inbox.

Each edition: one specific breach in pipeline execution, the pattern Robert has seen it in across 25 countries, and the single manager behaviour that fixes it. No cadence. Only when it's worth sending.

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30 minutes. No obligation.

Robert speaks personally with every VP Sales and CRO before any engagement begins. No proposal. No pitch deck. Both sides determine whether there is a genuine fit.

The 30-minute call is free. If there's a fit, the SFI follows at US$2,500 — credited in full toward your programme.

If there isn't a fit: you still walk away knowing exactly what percentage of your pipeline is fiction and why.

Prefer to reach Robert directly?

robert@salesachievements.com — responds personally within 24 hours
1
Submit your details
Robert responds within 24 hours, personally.
2
30-minute conversation — free
Robert conducts an initial assessment. Both sides determine whether there is a genuine fit.
3
If there is a fit — Robert prepares your SFI
A full Sales Fiction Index for your organisation. Investment: US$2,500.
4
The $2,500 is credited in full
Should you proceed, the SFI investment applies in full toward your customised programme.
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Q3 closes in 60 days. If your forecast is not accurate today, it will not fix itself before the board call.

Robert responds personally within 24 hours.

Your information is never shared, sold, or added to any third-party list. GDPR & CASL compliant.

Common Questions

What you need to know.

Yes. The first 30 minutes is free and carries no obligation. Robert conducts an initial assessment and both sides determine whether there is a fit. The SFI is a separate engagement that follows if there is.
Yes. Robert delivers programmes across both regions and understands the cultural differences in how pipeline fiction manifests in each context.
No. Robert's system makes Miller Heiman, SPIN, MEDDIC, Value Selling finally stick through manager-level reinforcement.
Initial engagements run 90 days to six months. The IDC engagement has lasted 15+ years.
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