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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

Strategic account management is a team sport, and the sponsor needs to help to facilitate this team mindset. It is about having the ability to see a future that others do not see; creating and communicating a clear vision, mission and, most importantly, purpose; and having an optimistic, yet pragmatic, outlook that is solution oriented.

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

Strategic Account Management Association

Able to break internal silos by providing an aligned business process and communication. SAMs are aligned and use the same curriculum to engage, communicate with and plan their complex accounts. The global COE can also help foster the creation of communities of practice to exchange best practices and scale them.

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Nurture a change management movement – From “Let it go” to “Let it grow”

Red Star Kim

Naturally it is important that the leadership team communicates the rationale for the change. Some tactics for engaging employees on the change journey : Co-create a vision Explain the challenge or the opportunity. Build enthusiasm for a joint vision of the future Promote dialogue Too often change communications are one-way.

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Top 9 Slack Integrations For Different Use Cases

PandaDoc

Effective communication, team collaboration, and employee engagement are the cornerstones of the new-age work culture. In fact, 72% of business leaders believe a workplace’s productivity levels increase due to effective communication. And tools like Slack have revolutionized team communication and collaboration. user/month.

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Exploring the Influence of AI on Leadership Roles – an experiment by a CEO

MDI Training

Complex interpersonal communication Interpreting body language, non-verbal communication, and subtle signs is a human strength. In complex interpersonal situations, such as negotiations or conflict resolution, human understanding of communication is invaluable. AI does not yet have a (co-)decision-making role.

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Bigtincan to Acquire Brainshark

SBI

With the acquisition, Bigtincan adds best-in-class solutions for course authoring, course content creation, 1:1 video coaching with AI-scoring, and readiness scorecards to help customers train, coach, and assess the buyer-readiness of all customer-facing teams including frontline sellers, field marketing, and support. About Bigtincan.

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What type of B2B sales will still exist in 50 years?

QYMATIX

The communication tools that became so self-evident in sales today did not exist 50 years ago: smartphone (circa 1994), email (crazy eighties), and the internet. To communicate with their customers, salespeople had to rely on the phone and the post office. Sales 50 years ago – How many typewriters to visit one customer?