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Top 20 Reasons Why Sales Managers Suck at Coaching

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan The latest interview between Jonathan Farrington, CEO of TopSalesWorld , and me is available here. We discussed why only 17% of all sales managers are effective at coaching and the conversation was very enlightening. DNA - They don''t have the DNA to support effective sales coaching.

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Unleashing the Power of Frontline Sales Management, Part 3: Institutionalizing Sales Management

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Brad Wilsted Note: This is part 3 in a 3-part series on the powerful role sales management plays in driving sustained revenue growth – and how companies can better leverage this critical position for improved top-line performance. Hire the right sales managers. Establish a Company Way for sales management.

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KPI’s – What Are They To You?

The Pipeline

You often hear sales managers and director speak of how they are doing against their KPI’s. In the wrong hands, with wrong intents, the best concepts can come back to bite you; in sales it is usually the disconnect between what’s being measured and the desired results. What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto .

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Can Women in Sales Overcome Unconscious Bias in High-Tech?

No More Cold Calling

I’ve summarized interviews with three successful women in tech sales, and share why and how they outsell their peers. The first is Sue, a successful field sales manager in a tech company. But she brought a unique capability to technology sales: domain expertise as an end user. The Not-So Technical Sue.

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The Data: What Percentage of Salespeople are Really Coachable?

Understanding the Sales Force

Dennis Connelly, Derek Baer and I were sharing our experiences coaching salespeople, sales managers and sales leaders, and comparing those who were and weren’t coachable. The data from Objective Management Group’s (OMG) assessment of 2.5 It wasn’t personal.

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12 Sales Manager Responsibilities You Shouldn’t Overlook

LeadFuze

What is a Sales Manager. A sales manager is a person that’s responsible for building, leading, and managing a sales team within an organization. . A sales manager will work closely with managers of other departments, as well as communicate with prospects and customers on a regular or semi-regular basis.

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5 Tips to a Clean, Profitable Sales Pipeline for Inside Sales Managers

Sales Hacker

Most sales managers don’t recognize this and assume that just because their reps have 30 opportunities in their pipeline they can work intently on these and forget about generating new business opportunities. Summary: Stay on top of your sales pipeline metrics.