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Enablement is Hard. Do It Anyway.

Mike Kunkle

The goal of “enablement,” whichever term you use for it (sales, revenue, buyer, buying, performance, other) is ultimately to improve organizational performance. Therefore, enablement is hard work. I’ve written about this challenge before in this post, There Are Limits to What Sales Enablement Can Fix. This remains true.

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Want to Accelerate Your SAM Journey? Create a Center of Excellence

Strategic Account Management Association

They are looking for business partners to help them return to growth. Having these pillars in place will create the key ingredient for success: the ability to differentiate yourself, sustain and ensure continued evolution while successfully and positively impacting the growth of your strategic customers. Disruption Leads to Innovation.

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

In the first post of this series , we discussed the importance of establishing a SAM Center of Excellence (COE) to enable the SAM journey’s evolution, sustainability and agility. I remember being an executive sponsor myself in the corporate environment. This name implies buy-in from the executive and the “be-in” mindset.

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Unleashing Growth: Overcoming 7 Common Barriers to Sales Transformation

Mike Kunkle

Solution: To overcome this barrier, sales leaders must champion a culture of cross-functional collaboration. I call these departments “The Bricks in the Wall” (with a nod to Pink Floyd), and you can see some examples in the image below. With an average tenure of only 18-24 months, the pressure is on to deliver results.

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The Best Resources for Sales Managers

Nutshell

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. There are lots of resources out there that can help you do this, from blogs to books to podcasts to newsletters.

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What do you do when your boss is a micro-managing control freak?

Red Star Kim

But there are potentially several reasons for this behaviour – some to do with your manager, and some to do with you. So what do you do when your boss is a micro-managing control freak? Some reasons relate to your line manager and some depend on you. It can be frustrating and disempowering.

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Top Tactics for Selling to a Buying Committee

Brooks Group

Decision Sponsors Decision sponsors are advocates for your solution within the buying committee, championing its merits and benefits to their peers and superiors. Internal champions: Enthusiastic supporters of your product or service who actively promote its adoption within the organization.