Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

And “We don’t know what we don’t know about sales” is a true statement in most companies. And “We don’t know what we don’t know about sales” is a true statement in most companies. Coaching their salespeople becomes a scenario of the blind leading the blind.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the role of a sales leader as not just bringing in the numbers but developing their salespeople into self-managing individuals. ” – Steven Rosen “Unbelievably talented sales leaders still fall into that trap of rescuing their salespeople versus developing their salespeople.”

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Membrain

APRIL 17, 2024

Eighty percent of sales managers say they coach their teams. Yet only 48% of salespeople say that they receive coaching, and only 13% find it helpful. * One reason sales teams have such a chaotic and disconnected view of whether coaching is confusion about what sales coaching is, and what it is not.

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Coaching Sales Coaching Sales Management Sales 80

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Awakening podcast, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley dive right into the execution challenges. ” – Steven Rosen One common reason for lack of execution is the lack of clarity on what’s most important. . Sales teams need to prioritize the most important tasks to achieve success.

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Strategy Sales Leadership Competition Coaching 156

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 13, 2024

In the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley stress the lack of coaching and support for sales managers, underscoring the need for coaching for these managers. Because simple often wins, you can’t coach without a playbook.” They leave because of their manager.”

Sales Management 156

Sales Management Hiring Retention Coaching 156

Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, I was interviewed by John Radkins, for his Sales Machine Blog, and he asked me to explain sales process for those who don’t want to be restricted by sales process. Think of the sales process as a journey rather than an adventure. Similarly, there are stages to the sales process.

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Sales Process Decision Maker Sports Construction 182

Steven Rosen

AUGUST 7, 2023

Breaking Through Resistance: Coaching Tenured Salespeople One of the most frequent challenges I hear from sales leaders is coaching tenured salespeople who consistently deliver their sales numbers but are resistant to coaching. The question becomes what to do with them.

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Coaching Maximizer Lead Rank Lead Scoring 156

The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 7, 2024

In this episode, we’re once again consulting the latest Media Sales Report by The Center for Sales Strategy. Today, we’re asking the question, “Why are so many media sales managers lacking superstar talent?” Why managers can’t nurture their superstar talents by “coaching from the locker room.”

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent. “The world is moving faster. .”

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Sales Leadership Hiring Coaching Account 177

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this 3:01 video, Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen stress that sales leaders must hold their teams accountable for performance. Managers can support, coach, and provide resources, but ultimately, it’s up to the individual to perform. The Hyper-Responsibility Trap Really good sales leaders are hyper-responsible.

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Account Coaching Sales Leadership Resources 156

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

In this 3:01 video, Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen stress that sales leaders must hold their teams accountable for performance. Managers can support, coach, and provide resources, but ultimately, it’s up to the individual to perform. The Hyper-Responsibility Trap Really good sales leaders are hyper-responsible.

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Account Video Coaching Sales Leadership 156

Steven Rosen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

BOLD Sales Leaders will perform best in a rapidly changing environment. It is not the most competent or the smartest sales leader that will survive, but rather the sales leader that is BOLD and can adapt to change will thrive. I don’t care if you are the head of sales or a front-line sales manager. Behavioral.

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Sales Leadership Face-to-face Follow-up Coaching 295

Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back on our sales training and coaching when it comes to dealing with RFPs. ” When training and coaching salespeople, theory is not enough. He started strong which you can see here.

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Decision Maker Proposal Distribution Territories 170

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent. “The world is moving faster. .”

Hiring 156

Hiring Sales Leadership Coaching Sales Goal 156

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen from the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast discuss how building excellence in sales leadership starts with having the right team. Sales leaders must be willing to make tough decisions about non-performers and proactively recruit top talent. “The world is moving faster. .”

Hiring 156

Hiring Sales Leadership Coaching Sales Goal 156

Steven Rosen

APRIL 19, 2023

Most sales executives realize the impact of managers, not sales coaching. They know that sales coaching is one of the most significant levers to drive superior sales performance. To Coach Or Not To Coach? Alarm bells should be going off in every sales organization. What is the problem?

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Sales Coaching Coaching Objections Sales Management 177

Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Developing Master Sales Coaches. Do you have a team of master sales coaches? Are your sales managers ready to crush it in 2020 or will it be another frustrating, mediocre 12-months? Unfortunately, as you know, this won’t maximize your sales nor improve the competencies of your sales team.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Maximizer Selling Skills 322

Steven Rosen

MARCH 4, 2021

Is a Lack of Business Acumen Impacting Your Sales? The number of sales reps has declined significantly over the last four years. Declining sales have not only forced the industry to reduce the number of sales reps but has also created the need to better focus on customer needs. The post Lack of Business Acumen?

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Allego

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Effective sales coaching can lead to a 28% increase in quota attainment and a 32% increase in win rates, Korn Ferry research revealed. And from a team perspective, organizations that provide consistent coaching reported 2x seller engagement and almost 30% reduced voluntary turnover. Technological barriers also play a role.

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Understanding the Sales Force

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They lacked flavor, like cauliflower crusts. And that, somehow, leads me to sales performance. While the Account Manager role and its various variations do fall under the category of sales, let’s be honest. It was crazy. For the first time, I knew what it felt like to totally suck at something other than golf.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

From the time of the first salesperson, sales leaders have been trying to figure out how to get their teams to prospect. In a recent survey, 42% of sales and corporate leaders identified prospecting as a skills gap in their organizations. How do sales leaders create and balance the core element of a fine-tunes prospecting machine?

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Steven Rosen

MAY 15, 2021

Sales Leadership Development in the New Millennium. 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. They really loved it!”. I was very impressed. There was silence.

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Understanding the Sales Force

MARCH 13, 2024

But lately, when I talk with the Kurlan & Associates team, the topic is consistently about salespeople who push back when our sales training and coaching is specific to RFPs. When training and coaching salespeople, the theory of how to sell to companies that buy via the RFP process is not enough. Think Boeing.

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Decision Maker Data Hiring Proposal 193

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2021

Hiring and onboarding are an expensive undertaking, so companies are incentivized to train new sales reps quickly and ramp faster. But, many organizations tend to rely on these programs and miss the golden opportunity to continue upskilling sales reps throughout their time at the company. That’s where sales coaching comes in.

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Sales Coaching Coaching Top of Funnel Hiring 317

Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Here, we’ll explore the role of BDRs, the pros and cons, and best practices to utilize them effectively: The Role of BDRs Typically, BDR is an entry-level position in larger, more complex sales organizations.

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Outsourcing Services B2B Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead 118

Steven Rosen

AUGUST 8, 2023

Here are a few considerations when addressing sales performance management issues. Some of these processes can take 3 -6 months to determine whether the sales rep can address their performance gaps or if not, are fired. When addressing performance management issues, sales managers will use formal Performance Improvement Programs (PIP).

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Sales 2.0

MARCH 12, 2020

In the sales realm I believe we may be about to see a big shift. It’s time for business owners and sales leaders to take action to make sure you can sell effectively if we enter a downtown. Shine a light on your sales environment. If you are a proactive type, now is the time to start looking at your sales environment.

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Top of Funnel Pipeline Follow-up Proposal 378

Steven Rosen

APRIL 18, 2022

Hiring top performers has always been the lifeblood of any sales organization. COVID has changed sales forever. The 3 most important questions that we need to address when making hiring decisions for a sales position are: Can the candidate effectively sell virtually? Lack of a systematic process. Fit Interview.

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Hiring Lead Rank Retention Face-to-face 367

Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 10, 2018

I have said it before and I will say it again – SALES MANAGERS ARE STRUGGLING! Only 10-20% of Sales Managers are Crushing It! The rest are struggling to make their sales numbers. They find themselves overwhelmed, overstressed and lacking the tools and training to be the best they can be. You are a sales leader.

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Sales Management Exercises Quota Coaching 291

The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Craig shared all the exciting developments in sales and marketing tech; things are on fire. This set the stage for the discussion that should be taking place in sales. As a complete aside, isn’t it interesting that people who say sales is not a numbers game, love being data driven? By Tibor Shanto. Keep You Eye On The Ball.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Lee Smith A recent State of Sales report published by LinkedIn revealed that U.S. businesses spend $15 billion a year training their sales employees. Despite this spending level, 68% of sales professionals are rated as moderate performers in the State of Sales, fourth edition, report from Salesforce.

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Bernadette McClelland

MARCH 24, 2018

In my case it was a sales manager who would use the phrase, ‘Attention to Detail’ quite regularly. Even the controversial ‘Brexit’ decision demonstrated that so many people had no idea of why they were voting or even anticipated the impact the campaign’s lack of ‘attention to detail’ would have on everyone.

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SBI

JUNE 15, 2021

The 3 Biggest Obstacles Standing in the way of Excellent Sales Coaching. No matter what you’re selling, you need an effective sales team to discover your prospects’ needs, present possible solutions, answer questions, and close deals with new and existing customers. Sales coaching is not without its own challenges.

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Alice Heiman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

CEOs, do you want to unlock the secret to sky-high sales? Barry Trailer from Sales Mastery Advisors highlights a goldmine of opportunity: diving deep into repeat and referral sales. CEOs should focus on insightful data interpretation, emphasizing process-oriented coaching, adept tech use, and consistent training.

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Understanding the Sales Force

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is exactly what salespeople go through when a prospect pushes back, objects, displays lack of interest, or attempts to end the call. Three ingredients influence events like these: One of the six Sales Core Competencies in your Sales DNA is called Stays in the Moment. It could even spell the end of that opportunity.

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Zoominfo

JULY 12, 2021

Business leaders depend on the conversations that sales reps are having with prospects to grow their pipeline and stoke their go-to-market engine. Many companies lack easy access to valuable insights that inform sales conversations in real time. Fast-Track Sales Enablement. Simplify coaching. Measure what matters.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We discussed the huge impact emotions and coaching have on sales teams. Sales Leaders Set the Tone John and I talked about how sales managers shape team engagement and performance. Many sales leaders get promoted for sales skills without leadership training. But managing and coaching are very different.

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