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Should Your Company Hire a Fractional Sales Manager?

Anthony Cole Training

Many companies are struggling with finding talent in today’s environment, and it is particularly difficult to find top-notch sales management talent. Unfortunately, most sales managers have no formal training in leadership, management and coaching skills, so how do you find the right person?

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5 Reasons Sales Managers Are Reluctant to Coach Prospecting

Steven Rosen

However, the significance of prospecting is often overshadowed by the allure of the deal’s close, leading many sales managers to neglect to coach the top of the funnel. This paradox has far-reaching implications, resulting in underdeveloped strategies that can stunt the growth of an organization’s sales pipeline.

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Are You the Chief Rescue or Chief Revenue Officer?

Steven Rosen

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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3 Key Reasons Sales Managers Aren’t Coaching

Steven Rosen

Research suggests that the best sales coaches can drive 19% more sales than those who are less effective coaches. Yet, despite these promising numbers, many sales managers remain disengaged from the coaching process. A sales manager might be adept at closing deals but lacks the techniques to effectively coach a team.

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The Critical Role of the Front Line Sales Manager

Sales managers play an integral role in improving reps’ performance and growing an organization’s revenue. However, they often face a number of challenges, starting with a lack of training and preparation for their responsibilities to overseeing large, globally-dispersed teams.

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Sales Manager Coaching Blunders Revisited

Steven Rosen

Sales coaching is the No. 1 management activity that drives sales performance. The only problem is that managers have not been taught how to coach effectively. Coaching is a skill that takes time to perfect, and unless expertly coached or trained, managers can make all types of blunders.

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How to Train a Sales Manager

The Center for Sales Strategy

Assuming a sales manager does need a training plan can be a costly mistake. Too often this element is overlooked, and revenue suffers. Creating a training plan that includes specific elements to be completed in the first 30-60 days on the job is a great way to avoid this. Performance.

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How to Successfully Coach Your Sales Team to Drive Efficiency

Speaker: Steve Benson, Founder and CEO, Badger Maps

You can manage activities and processes but people need to be guided to reach their full potential. To enable your team to perform at its best and increase sales efficiency, it’s important that you give them the training, knowledge and tools that they need to be successful. This means coaching.

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success. Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation.