Nutshell

MAY 16, 2019

Do you dream of leaving your sales associate desk behind and stepping up to a sales management position? The arrangements may vary from company to company, but in general, most sales professionals would jump at the chance to assume a leadership role. Are you Sure You Want to Become a Sales Manager?

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In this article, I want to talk about using multi-factor analysis to maximize your sales performance improvement. The reason you’d do this is because there is rarely one right answer, or one performance lever to pull, that will deliver the maximum performance improvement with a sales force. You know the answer to that.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

[Click the image to see a larger version] A successful sales enablement program can help sales reps improve their sales skills, close more deals, and achieve their goals, and can engage, enable, and empower front-line sales managers to support them. And in each, we’ll segment Expenses and Outcomes.

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Customer Think

JANUARY 10, 2022

This article was first published in the latest edition (issue 8.1 - January 2022) of the International Journal of Sales Transformation. To learn more about this excellent publication, follow the link at the bottom of this article.Successful sales.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2018

So, you think you want to be a sales manager? If you’re an individual top-performing contributor in your sales organization and you’re thinking of applying for a sales manager role, let me give you a bit of a reality check first. Check out my book on running a human-centric sales process that'll win more customers.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 30, 2023

Enablement professionals don’t market, they don’t sell, and we don’t directly manage front-line sellers nor sales managers. At least in those organizations, the enablement team was not seen as critical in difficult times or able to support the sales force in getting better results in a crunch.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

Barrier 4: Resistance to Change (And Lack of Change Management) It’s human nature to resist change, and this resistance can be a formidable barrier to growth. So can the absence of purposeful change leadership and management. Change leadership is a key tent for growth and organizational success.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 30, 2023

Be as cunning as the serpent yet as gentle as the dove.” ~ Adapted from Matthew 10:16 (in the Bible) An example: If you don’t have top-down support to hold front-line sales managers accountable to reinforce the qualification methodology you’ve implemented, and you don’t see a performance lift from the effort, you know why.

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Sales Readiness Group

MAY 15, 2023

As a sales manager, you want your sales team to be motivated and work toward achieving business goals. While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, understanding the six common factors that motivate salespeople can help you increase your sales team's motivation to achieve sales goals.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2017

How Do I Get Promoted to Sales Manager? But sales is a labor-intensive job. Instead, do a few little things every day to flex your leadership muscles and still meet goal. 5 Ways to Get Promoted to Sales Manager. The “work” of a sales leader is helping people -- so that’s a good place to start.

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Revenue Storm

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The list that pops into your team’s minds if they are in a conversation about the best leaders they have ever known or when reading an article about leadership. We all aspire to be seen by our team as outstanding in our craft, but why don’t we spend more time thinking about our leadership legacy? He instantly said: “That’s easy.

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SalesGlobe

DECEMBER 5, 2021

For sales management what we tend to see are a less than effective methods that drive the quotas with less than effective results. Sales management must expand their approach by assessing market opportunity, evaluating revenue sources, gauging sales capacity, and gaining a bottom-up view. Contact Us.

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Red Star Kim

JANUARY 16, 2023

56% represented law firms, 18% accountancy firms, 9% property and construction firms, 5% management consultancy, 5% intellectual property and 8% other. Alastair will be writing an article for a future edition of PM Forum magazine. Increase profile through thought leadership. Creating thought leadership and insight campaigns.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 30, 2013

Tweet It occurred to me that most people who write about leadership are no longer leaders. I just read an article in a business magazine written by a well-known “former leader.” To me, leadership is multifaceted. ” Just empty leadership-created words and phrases. The post Define leadership.

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Louise Collins Associates

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

My observation across multiple organisations is that KAM often lacks the leadership required to make it work. In most organisations KAM sits within the sales directorate and the responsibility for leading key account teams sits with the first line sales manager. This is not the role of the first line sales manager.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Recent lay-offs have shown that the oft-coveted “seat at the table” with executive leadership can’t be taken for granted. Once you arrive, then you can lead and manage your practice. Reps don’t report to you and front-line sales managers don’t either. LinkedIn Articles: [link].

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CMOE

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Building Champions Building Champions offers podcasts, books, and a leadership blog to enable professionals to be educated and motivated to consistently improve. Performance Consultants Performance Consultants is comprised of a global team of coaches, facilitators, and project managers across 23 languages.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 1, 2023

As sales managers, it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day hustle of achieving immediate results. However, true leadership requires adopting a long-term vision that can propel your team to new heights of success.

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Mike Kunkle

JULY 2, 2022

Sales training and supporting materials and elements. Sales technology and tools. Supporting effective sales coaching and sales management. Taking on the Managers’ Role: The use of sales enablement to “cover” aspects of the front-line sales managers’ role.

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Customer Think

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This article was first published (as “Addressing Underperformance” in the October 2023 edition of the always excellent International Journal of Sales Transformation (link below). Sometimes the causes appear to […]

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 3, 2011

Relate | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Deepen your understanding of how to attract, engage, and connect with value and create your own leadership philosophy. Online Training.

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Brooks Group

JULY 15, 2022

We talk a lot about this in our Sales Leadership Accelerator , which is our sales management program. Learn More About The Sales Leadership Accelerator. This term, recession resilience, was one that was used quite a bit yesterday. Setting effective KPIs, and measuring and coaching back to those KPIs.

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Revenue Storm

JANUARY 18, 2022

As a Sales Leader, you hopefully have your business goals mapped out, your business plan completed, and are charged up for the new year. Is it company or leadership recognition, extrinsic motivation – such as money or incentives, or peer competition? Leadership Self-Reflection. Spend time with each seller on their plan.

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Engage Selling

MARCH 11, 2017

This is the fifth of a six article series on the future of sales that I wrote for the Adobe Document Cloud Blog. You can check it out there along with content from other great authors… In this six-part series … Read More »

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SBI Growth

MARCH 3, 2020

Go-to-Market success requires leadership and input from a multitude of functions within a company. Senior leadership provides strategic guidance. Sales management has the pulse of the customer and prospect. Marketing executives understand market trends. Finance heads determine where to make.

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Revenue Storm

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Stay Relevant or Retire : Ensure your leadership practices keep up with the times, demonstrating you are attentive to both the personal and professional lives / needs / complications that the post-pandemic work world has created. Mental wellness is now a prevalent leadership issue. Then, shift your leadership approach for EACH person.

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Engage Selling

AUGUST 26, 2017

When you’re part of an organization whose sales team is spread out over a large territory, it’s easy to lose touch with what’s happening on the front lines, where staff work directly with prospects and customers. Your sales managers are … Read More »

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Hubspot Sales

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, you’ll learn some positions you can consider in SaaS sales, expert tips for getting into the industry, and how to succeed in your first sales role. Table of Contents Is SaaS sales a good career? In fact, at the time of writing this article, there are over 100,000 open SaaS sales roles on LinkedIn.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 9, 2022

Taking the reins doesn't come naturally to everyone, and even born leaders might need a little guidance when transitioning into a sales management role. That's why we put together a list of some key tips aspiring sales leaders can refer to as they find their footing as managers. Let's dive in. Get to know your team.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , My Books , Overcoming Objections , Sales , Sales Management , Success Tagged With: corporate sales training , customer service , customer service training , gitomer , how to sell , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , professional sales training , sales article , sales attitude , sales skills.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Obviously, this can be broken down into monthly or annual goals and can be applied to an individual sales rep, sales manager, regional manager, or the company as a whole. For our purposes, we will be discussing sales goals as they relate to the sales manager. All calls are not created equal.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 19, 2023

This article is part of our Key Fundamentals of IMPACT Selling ® series. Access Do your customers’ leadership teams seek you out for meetings and insight, or do you work mostly with lower-level decision-makers? How Is Your Team Perceived? Let’s pause for a perception reality check. How busy are they right now?

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Mercuri International

JUNE 10, 2020

It’s still too early to choose the precise term for the predicted economic environment of Q3 and Q4 2020 – many people are arguing the semantics of slowdown, downturn, recession, or depression – but one thing is certain: it’s going to be a challenging year for sales. Remote selling, leadership, and training. Go for the no”.

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Customer Think

AUGUST 2, 2021

“If I Had a Lever Long Enough…” — Archimedes A question that often comes up from sales leaders during workshops or advisory services is: “What’s the most effective lever for me to improve my organization’s performance?” ” Not me.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 11, 2022

In my experience, the potential for improvement in most sales organizations is significant. Will an approach limited to sales force effectiveness (SFE) maximize that potential? That depends on a variety of factors, which I will share in this article. Sales Manager Enablement. The Sales Management System.

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Customer Think

JULY 28, 2021

This article was first published in issue 7.3 of the International Journal of Sales Transformation, and I'm very pleased to be able to share it here.What’s the one thing that separates truly effective first level B2B sales managers from the rest?

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Each of these articles focuses on your sales reps. Effective ways to enable your sales reps to make the number. Today’s post focuses on the missing link: Enabling your front-line sales managers. Without strong front-line sales managers, your chances of making the number are low. Sales Process.

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