Force Management

JULY 27, 2023

We recently hosted an Industry Leadership Panel where we talked to three growth-oriented business leaders about what top organizations are doing to drive success in the current market. Keep reading for podcasts, blogs and videos from our library that address the four most commonly asked questions from our webinar about economic change.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 17, 2024

Managing a sales team can be challenging, especially when salespeople consistently miss their budget or sales targets. While it's natural for sales professionals to have their ups and downs, it's essential to address performance issues promptly and effectively to ensure the overall success of your team and organization.

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Customer Think

MAY 7, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Brandon Nye, Vice President of Sales for Inmode, shares the key qualities to look for when hiring salespeople, including a proven track record in B2B sales and a competitive mindset.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 20, 2013

Leadership My Books Sales Management jeffrey gitomer sales blog leadership skills leadership training sales leadership' This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.

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Brooks Group

JULY 13, 2023

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of blog posts about the most important sales manager skills. Still more provide readers with tips and tricks for getting sales teams to take action toward desired outcomes. See how well you’ve mastered these four key skills of highly effective sales managers.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Exceptional sales management is key to an organization’s success—yet the role of a sales manager is one of the most challenging. Leading a sales team has become more difficult due to an evolving business landscape, technological advancements, changing customer expectations, and a host of other factors.

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Sandler Training

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The global sales space has been completely transformed over the last year with a virtual selling environment prevailing for almost all sales organizations. of participating sales managers and sales leadership report that their sales process has changed as a result of transitioning to remote commercial trading.

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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. To me, leadership is multifaceted. ” Just empty leadership-created words and phrases. So, if you’re a boss, manager, or leader of some kind, listen up. But there are degrees of leadership effectiveness.

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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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Sandler Training

APRIL 25, 2020

Here, then, are three tips that can help you become more successful as a sales leader in creating a predictable operational rhythm – a cadence – if you find yourself responsible for the performance of a remote sales team.

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Brooks Group

APRIL 17, 2023

What is a Sales Enablement Manager? If you’re looking to optimize the sales and marketing in your company, consider a sales enablement manager. Not all companies have them, but those that do can make more effective sales. This guide will cover what a sales enablement manager is and does.

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SBI

APRIL 10, 2012

Tweet To stimulate your ongoing and by now thoroughly ravenous appetite for more delectable sales leadership fare, the name hovering up in the article heading will surely set this particular table in fine culinary style. Without demonstrating a clear sense of leadership from the top (that’s you!) even they will begin to falter.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 16, 2013

Tweet REALITY QUESTION FOR SALES MANAGERS: Why would you, as a leader, take an improving salesperson who is having the best year of their career, and tell him or her they’re “not making enough calls”? You’re an idiot who knows nothing about leadership, coaching, or creating winners. Successful sales leaders….

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Naturally, the sales team can control their process with good time management, helpful follow-ups to prospects, creating value in a first meeting, and more. What makes things tricky for sales is if the customer journey preceding sales isn’t what it should be. This leads to the next point about managing misconceptions.

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Brooks Group

OCTOBER 13, 2023

When the sales team raises questions, the trainer should be able to share from real-world experience to coach on sales skills and best practices. Has Leadership Experience Being able to draw on a professional selling background will win the trust of an audience in a program.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 4, 2020

Below are the 30 best online resources for sales professionals to sharpen their fundamental skills and learn some new tricks. We’ve divided the list into three different categories for your convenience: podcasts, YouTube channels, and blogs. The Brutal Truth About Sales. Sales Blogs. The Sales Blog.

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Showpad

JULY 25, 2019

A coach sets the tone for success, creates a strategy, and provides continuous sales training and support so the team can reach its full potential. In Sales, front line Sales managers take on the role of coaches, supporting and developing team members day in and day out in their sales execution.

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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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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 25, 2013

Accountability is the number one recurring theme throughout sales leadership in the United States. Sales leaders want their salespeople to be more accountable for their actions, activity, numbers, and (of course) sales. And it’s TOTALLY WRONG, TOTALLY BACKWARD, TOTALLY INSULTING, and TOTALLY ANTI-SALES.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 30, 2019

A sales process is consultative when the stages and actions align with the customer’s buying experience and are defined in terms of the customer relationship. It's only successful when sales leadership and the sales force execute with dedication and competence. Let's dig into each. Consultative Salespeople.

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Insightly

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Why marketing and sales alignment matters. Improved lead management . Your junior sales team likely spends the bulk of their time qualifying leads. Sometimes there is a dedicated product marketer who focuses on using marketing to enable sales. A marketing blog post can become a case study.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 2, 2023

According to a study by the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, sales performance is highest when salespeople are highly coachable, highly competitive, and under transformational leadership. But before you completely replace your salesforce, be honest with yourself about your sales coaching efforts.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 9, 2012

Some HR leaders have earned a seat at the Sales leadership table. If you want to improve the relationship between the VP of Sales and the VP of Human Resources , SBI has an answer. Sign up for our Make the Number Tour if you would like a copy of our Sales Leadership Immersion Program (SLIP, for short).

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Insightly

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Why marketing and sales alignment matters. Improved lead management . Your junior sales team likely spends the bulk of their time qualifying leads. Sometimes there is a dedicated product marketer who focuses on using marketing to enable sales. A marketing blog post can become a case study.

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Brooks Group

MAY 17, 2022

Any one of these events would be difficult to manage on its own, but since they’re all happening simultaneously, sales leaders are feeling like they were two years ago: isolated, unsure of what to do and how to direct their teams. Michelle and Russ created a “sentiment survey” that was distributed weekly to sales leaders.

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SBI

MAY 10, 2018

OpsPanda integrates with CRM and other sources systems and can pull in data such as pipe and closed deals together with rep assignments and territories to provide a comprehensive view of an enterprise’s critical asset, its sales organization. Enables sales leadership to truly understand their coverage and capacity models.

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 18, 2013

If you’ve read our blog lately, you’ve noticed sales execution is a popular subject. 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. Why Sales Managers Fail.

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SalesGlobe

JANUARY 19, 2024

The management team has the discretion to set the quarterly number for each of the sales teams. Although that makes logical sense- align the incentive to the quota, it doesn’t solve for the problem that the sales leadership was facing which caused them to backload quotas in the first place.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 11, 2013

When you can take both of these leadership elements and put them together, you have symphonic harmony. THE LEADERSHIP SECRET IS: To be able to extract the excellence of their people’s performance combined with the excellence of their own performance. It’s the same in sales. You’re attractive. Not pretty.

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Chally

APRIL 1, 2021

Hiring in the New Normal – Onboarding, coaching, and developing sales professionals in the new normal. Welcome to Part 3 of our blog series focused on hiring and retaining salespeople in the post-pandemic world. Both salespeople and sales leaders are pushing to keep the sales environment virtual as things return to normal.

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Brooks Group

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That makes right now the perfect time for managers to evaluate their sales funnel. Does Your CRM Simplify Pipeline Management? Your CRM should be an easy-to-use tool that mirrors your sales process. Assuming your team is properly updating the CRM, pipeline management will become much easier.

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Showpad

JUNE 15, 2020

Sales training programs offer your reps the opportunity to develop their sales skills and connect with customers more meaningfully — when set up and executed properly. In this blog post, we’ll discuss why you need formal sales training and how to guarantee its success. . Components of a successful sales training program.

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SOAR Performance Group

JANUARY 22, 2024

In this blog, based on a webinar with SOAR and People.ai, learn why customer growth is critical in the current market and how your team can prioritize, plan, and execute […] The post 3 Steps to Drive Breakthrough Growth Within Your Account Base appeared first on SOAR Performance Group.

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Miller Heiman Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Buyers agree with this dismal appraisal of sales talent: less than a quarter of buyers see sellers as an important resource to help them solve their business problems. A sales talent strategy governs an organization’s hiring, development, coaching, performance management and seller engagement. Build a validated success profile.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 22, 2011

Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Tweet Share There’s a fine line between should I ask for the sale or not ask for the sale? Great salespeople always ask for the sale, and NEVER leave without confirming the next step in the sales cycle. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 21, 2011

Tweet Share I just read this quote: “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” The quote should say, “One of the MANY keys to successful leadership today is influence.” REALITY: There is no one key to leadership. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 26, 2023

Your sales professionals may have the same job titles as teams at other companies —account executive, business development rep, sales manager—but have a diverse set of professional and personal experiences. The best sales training and development programs are tailored to the unique needs of your organization and sales force.

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