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Sales Leadership Dysfunction —“Super Hero” Sales Managers

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My last pose in this series was Disconnected Sales Execs. This week, I continue focusing on the “Super HeroSales Managers. We know who these types of sales managers are: They’re the people who swoop in on deals, taking them away from the sales person, closing the deals themselves.

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Even Super-Heroes Take Some Time Off

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I’m a great fan of the Marvel Comics Super-Heroes. Particularly, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Jessica Jones, and the collection of heroes in the Avengers. They are, virtually, invincible, which is what makes the super-heroes. Super-Heroes in our business lives are often inspirational.

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Failure Takes Effort

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But what about the thousands of sales people, very busy, working hard, but all the work is oriented to failing? These include: Not using our sales process. We know our sales process maximizes our abilities to win, but too often, sales people fail to use it (or management fails to put one in place).

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We Have To Have The Courage To Let Our People Do Their Jobs!

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Too often, as managers, we get in the way of our people doing their jobs–either purposefully/intrusively, accidentally, being well-intentioned, or through inattention. However, too often, the guidance sales people get isn’t much more than that. how they will be measured, how the manager can support and help them.

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