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What suppliers can do mid-contract to future-proof their negotiations

Strategic Account Management Association

At Shapiro Negotiations Institute, we coach the principle that the best negotiation occurs when you have leverage. This article discusses what you, as a supplier, can do mid-contract to make your upcoming negotiations more successful. Once the work is won, however, the contract begins to take on a life of its own.

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How to Measure the ROI of Your Sales Enablement Program

Mike Kunkle

This is a complex topic that is beyond the scope of one blog post, but I will do my best to provide a solid kickstart for you and offer what I hope will be some helpful perspective and good resources to continue to pursue. Then, the rest of this makes sense and can be really valuable. Get alignment first.

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

In our organization’s work, we see much confusion and lack of clarity on executive sponsorship, even when it is in place. They are: Leading the organizational customer-centric culture Clearly defining the executive sponsor role Adapting corporate behaviors when working in the account Matching the right sponsor to each account.

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Coaching and Consulting – People and Problem-Solving skills

Red Star Kim

MBD executives, advisors, managers, client services executives and BDMs from law firms, economics and management consultancies joined a PM Forum workshop on “Coaching and Consulting Skills for Marketing and Business Development”. We tackled delegate questions as well as coaching and consulting scenarios along the way. The terms (e.g.

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Enablement is Hard. Do It Anyway.

Mike Kunkle

It’s organizational behavioral change management, for sure, and requires both smart and hard work. Therefore, enablement is hard work. See what I did there? Sometimes, that reality being what it is, we need to work in environments that are not ideal for what we do. What You Must Do First, stop whining.

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How Jaclyn D’Arcy at GHX Drives Sales Readiness | Building Modern Sellers Blog Series

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Don’t be afraid to think about what you want to accomplish in 30 days, six months, one year, five years, or 10 years,” Jaclyn said. “To To demand enablement, you have to do so by shaping a vision for what you want to do with an organization, build a brand, talk about it, share it and then commit and execute.”.

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Understanding Sales Process, Methodology, and Competencies

Mike Kunkle

A seller with a growth mindset who is open to coaching with the ability to adapt and learn, will be more successful than someone with a fixed mindset or who rejects coaching. Well, and because it really is an assessment of the buyers’ situation. Especially since managers need to develop sales coaching excellence.

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