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Poor Sales Managers Are Trained; Great Managers Are Developed

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How many times do sales professionals leave or fail to meet performance goals because of poor sales managers? I just came across some research highlighted by Top Sales World (source: Chally) that suggested “80% of sales managers fail within eighteen months of being promoted.” Share on Facebook.

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If You Want to Increase Sales, Stop with the Rotten Sales Management

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People especially top sales performers leave rotten sales management more than money from my 30 plus years of experience. It is truly hard to believe with all the books, workshops, seminars, sales training and sales coaching, rotten sales management still exists, but it does and appears to be growing.

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Before You Sign that Sales Training Contract, Read the Brain, Butt Clause

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Right now, sales managers to small business owners are finalizing sales training budgets for the next year. As they review each proposed sales training contract, they probably failed to read the Brain, Butt Clause. Of course we cannot blame them because this Brain, Butt Clause is written in invisible ink.

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Sales Management – Sales Killer or Motivator?

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Those in sales management seem to fall into one of two roles that being sales killer or sales motivator. ” Bottom line there appears to be a lot of counter productive behaviors from senior level to sales management to even front line salespersons in securing the goal to increase sales. .”

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For Banking Industry Sales Managers – How to Lead

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These changes have also presented commercial side sales managers with these five sales leadership barriers: Misalignment. Many banking industry sales managers have never heard of Galbraith’s 5 Star Model, but they should. In all actuality, time management does not exist because no one can manage a constant.

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Big Ego Sales Managers and Small Business Owners Are Still Too Many

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Recently, I had lunch with a salesperson I had trained over 25 years ago. As I listened to her, I realized that even today with all the management and sales training; the countless books and webinars; and the availability of small business coaches and consultants, there are far too many short sighted sales managers and small business owners.

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Bucking the Crap Quandary of Sales Training

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The crap quandary of sales training is “I or my people need some new knowledge on best selling practices or development of existing sales skills, but much of the sales training makes big promises, costs big dollars and delivers less than desired results.” My hand is raised!

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