The Pipeline

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The Sales Manager’s Success Guide. Even though I was a sales manager long before I had the opportunity to get involved in training, it was my work with trainers that help me appreciate not only the real challenges sales managers face, but their importance to a successful sales team executing their sales winning consistently.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Most organizations believe that their most successful sales people will make great sales managers. A recent study showed that only 11% of organizations train their sales managers. If you are a new manager, you are asking, “What do I do now?”. Sales Manager Killers. Where do you find them?

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Understanding the Sales Force

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

There''s talent, and then there''s the ability to utilize one''s talent and most sports talent evaluators are no better at this then most sales managers. But even the posting is only as good as the role specification and I''ve never seen a sales manager or HR director get this correct on their own.

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SBI Growth

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The loss of a talented sales manager is troubling. We’ve also written on Sales Rep Exit Interviews. So far we’ve covered: Signs your Sales Team Isn’t Happy. Why Your Best Sales Reps Leave. How HR Stops the Exit of Top Sales Talent. Manager Exit Interviews: The Wrong Way.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 2, 2013

She is also the author of two books on inside sales, Smart Selling on the Phone and Online: Inside Sales That Gets Results , and her most recent, and a complement to the first book: Smart Sales Manager: The Ultimate Playbook for Building and Running a High-Performance Inside Sales Team.

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Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

These efforts frequently end up with disappointing results, however, because most companies neglect the most powerful lever in their arsenal: their frontline, field-level sales managers who directly coach, influence and guide sales reps on a daily basis. In this study, top managers brought in an average $3.5

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The Sales Hunter

JUNE 11, 2012

For those with the internal desire to be the best, when they are also part of the solution, you will get the results you need without having to become the micromanager you did not respond well to in your early sales career. He is a graduate of Bucknell University and a proud new father !

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Steven Rosen

OCTOBER 23, 2012

My new book helps sales managers unlock hidden sales potential! 52 Sales Management Tips is an easy to read book offers common-sense tips and advice to help anyone, from the owner of a small business to the sales manager overseeing billions of dollars of business, better manage those in the trenches to increase profitability.

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SBI Growth

MAY 9, 2017

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Steven Rosen

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

New book helps sales managers unlock hidden sales potential (available in paperback). The sales manager is the pivotal person in the sales-driven organization, and Steven’s book shows you how to excel!” Get you copy now and be ready to take sales to a new level in 2013. Now available in paperback.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 16, 2025

In a recent episode of the expert interview series hosted by John Golden and guest Walter Crosby , a seasoned sales coach and founder of Helix Sales Development, delved into the intricate challenges of hiring, finding, and retaining top sales talent. He is CSMO at Pipeliner CRM.

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Force Management

MAY 19, 2022

In this wave of mass resignations and global hiring, reduce hiring challenges and cost by narrowing your sales manager's focus. Define what the ideal sales talent candidate looks like for your organization so you can help your managers hire the right people for growth.

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Miller Heiman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2020

What is the #1 obstacle preventing sales organizations from reaching their goals in the current crisis? Talent gaps within sales and sales management teams. The sales talent you need. The sales talent you have. Register here.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 15, 2021

Leading-edge sales organizations understand the value of investing in leadership development. They believe that strong sales managers are the key to driving sales rep performance. The STAR Sales Manager Survey set out to gauge the development priorities of sales organizations. They really loved it!”.

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Anthony Cole Training

JANUARY 27, 2014

Just as important, they were able to neutralize the effect of good versus bad sales management and coaching. The beauty of this case study is that Market Sense was able to isolate the relative effectiveness of individual findings, something that hasn’t been done since the mid-80''s! There simply wasn''t any!

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I won the Bronze for Top Sales & Marketing Blog - my 3rd consecutive win for Understanding the Sales Force. I also won the Gold for Top Sales & Marketing Article - Sales Management Best Practices - Are Your Salespeople Challengers? Is Sales Management up to the task of providing effective coaching?

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Understanding the Sales Force

JULY 31, 2013

How about these: By sales talent - What roles are your salespeople best suited for? By location of the sales talent - Where can you find the ideal sales talent for your company? By location of sales management - Do you have managers where the sales talent is located?

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Today’s post focuses on the missing link: Enabling your front-line sales managers. Without strong front-line sales managers, your chances of making the number are low. How can you help your sales managers execute? Download the CEO’s Sales Manager Test to help with this. Why Sales Managers Fail.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 6, 2015

Sales managers are the key drivers of success in sales organizations. I would rather have a great sales manger and five mediocre sales reps than a mediocre sales manager and five star sales people. Coaching is the number one sales management activity that drives sales performance.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 5, 2013

This in turn can help you increase the quality of the team, and tilt the numbers in your favour, over time, you can move the dial from 80/20, to dare we say it, 70/30. What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 10, 2015

Of course my focus is on sales, sales leadership, executives and business. Your firm is growing and needs a competent, energetic sales manager to increase revenue and direct sales operations on the frontline. Here are my Top 10 Reasons Why New Sales Managers Fail.

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The Pipeline

JULY 22, 2013

A regular lament I get from managers is that the best presentation a rep had was the one they did for the job. A good corporate hiring plan would also eliminate the “para-sales-manager”, you know the ones who were better politicians than sellers, or who were good reps and got promoted to failure. What’s in Your Pipeline?

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 27, 2013

Some complaints we’ve heard from Sales organizations: Forced to fill out old employee review forms on paper. Can’t promote a sales manager to a director. We’ve seen this occur especially in Sales talent/recruiting efforts. Instead, agree to give quick compliance reviews to any pending Sales projects.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JULY 27, 2022

As a sales manager, your time is valuable, and managing your sales team tops the list of priorities. How much time and with whom you spend your time is critical to achieving sales goals. But where to start? Most of us spend time with those we think need the most attention, those not meeting goals.

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Anthony Cole Training

JUNE 5, 2015

As I continue to think about habits of sales people and the role of the sales manager in identifying, assessing and “correcting” habits, I keep looking for additional information that might be additive to this string of articles. Ike sent me a link to a survey that was done regarding the hunt for sales managers/directors.

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Close.io

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Here’s how a startup can successfully compete in the war for sales talent. Finding top sales talent is one thing. The war for sales talent is vicious and every high-growth startup is competing for the best ones. Want more advice on hiring and growing a high-performing sales team ! About the Author.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Sales Talent Is A Problem, Is it Worth Solving , by the folks at CSO Insights. How do we reduce the variability in sales people and what they do, creating the lowest cost ability to acquire customers. Many would also cite technologies that, supposedly, diminish the need for sales talent.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 18, 2012

From recent research that SBI has done with sales executives, the top challenges they face are: Finding/keeping sales talent. Making the sales number. Developing sales leaders. Field execution of sales strategies. So how can the HR leader help resolve these Sales challenges? and sales managers.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Though sales organizations hire more sellers than ever to grow their business and compensate for losing salespeople, studies show that they may not be following hiring best practices: 84% of sales leaders say they lack the sales talent they need to succeed in the future. How Hiring Affects the Bottom Line.

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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 a micro manager with little or no current sales talent yourself. Why not do something to actually help?

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SBI

AUGUST 1, 2018

But we all know the reality – even with the most organized onboarding program, it’s going to take weeks of reinforcement, training, and coaching, and months before it can be determined whether a new sales rep is successful. Almost half of new sales rep hires aren’t going to succeed regardless of investments in onboarding and training.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Pipeline Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.s Sales Force (Mis)Alignment. Stored in Business Acumen , Coaching , Demand Generation , Hiring Sales Talent , Planning , Sales Force Alignment , Sales Leadership , Sales Management , Sales Strategy , Sales Success , Sales eXchange , execution.

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Anthony Cole Training

MARCH 25, 2020

If you are not in the acquisition business, then you must develop your talent in order to increase sales in 2020 and beyond. One of the keys to doing that is to understand how to drive sales improvement.

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SBI Growth

JANUARY 26, 2014

Through much discovery and sales leader conversations, he knew sales talent was an issue. In fact, he only worked with the head of sales and two sales managers. In his enthusiasm, he rushed into solving the issue. He made mistake that caused shelf ware (when his solution did not get adopted.) His mistake?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. Chances are your top sales talent is already engaging in some of these activities. Convert more leads into opportunities. Julie was sick of battling on price. It simply reinforced the strategies she was already employing.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2018

Author: Cristina Gomez The war for top-performing sales talent has begun. By 2026, the number of open sales positions is projected to grow by more than 3 percent , putting the pressure on sales leaders and HR teams to attract top talent. percent of what their male counterparts earn.

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Miller Heiman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s hard out there for your average sales manager. Sales trends like ever-expanding buyer expectations, changing sales methodologies and nonstop transformation initiatives have coalesced to make their role more challenging than ever. Implement a Rigorous Hiring Process for Sales Managers and Leaders.

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