Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

In this 4:11 video, we learn how sales leaders must cultivate essential soft skills like emotional management, empathy, and assertiveness to foster trust, enhance execution, and address mental health challenges to consistently improve team performance. Let’s dive in and explore these essential skills in detail.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 13, 2024

In this 4:11 video, we learn how sales leaders must cultivate essential soft skills like emotional management, empathy, and assertiveness to foster trust, enhance execution, and address mental health challenges to consistently improve team performance. Let’s dive in and explore these essential skills in detail.

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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. ” – Steve Rosen “If you don’t have a sales playbook, some type of methodology, I don’t even care how simple it is.

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Steven Rosen

MARCH 23, 2022

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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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

Colleen Stanley and Steven Rosen discuss the importance of assertiveness and emotion management in accountability conversations, emphasizing the need for managers to develop the skill of assertiveness, which involves stating what they need nicely. As a sales manager, effectively navigating these emotional triggers is crucial.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve written more than 2,000 articles on my Understanding the Sales Force Blog and there are hundreds of other sales blogs. Some are written by sales experts. I am concerned about the subjects being curated for sales and sales leadership professionals. One or two are sales enablement topics.

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Allego

APRIL 25, 2024

In sales, for example, surpassing targets largely depends on the quality of training provided. In fact, companies that have dynamic and adaptable sales training strategies see an average of 10% more salespeople meet their quotas compared to those with rigid approaches, according to CSO Insights.

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Richardson

MARCH 18, 2020

The decision to pursue sales training comes down to three letters: ROI. Direct costs consist of the cash outlay needed to engage professional sales trainers and corresponding digital solutions. Indirect costs include the expense of taking quota-bearing sales professionals out of the field for training.

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Steven Rosen

JULY 24, 2023

How do you unleash the power of your sales leadership team? In the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of sales, success is dependent on the capabilities of the sales leadership team. I believe that investing in the development of this critical team is the best use of resources for any VP of Sales.

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 16, 2023

It seems you can’t open your news feed these days without seeing an article about how AI will transform the workforce. Let’s see what sales managers can do amidst this revolution to merge the gap between humans and technology.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Chris committed to coaching to improve the skills of his sales team. is a district sales manager who just took my Focused Sales Coaching online program. He has done well implementing the program and is so close to being a great sales manager. I have been working with Chris as his sales executive coach.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 4, 2022

In the pre-COVID days, sales managers would ride along with a sales rep for the day. They would observe calls, ask questions to help the sales rep evaluate what worked well and didn’t work, and have the rep come up with ways they would commit to improving their selling skills. Step 2, is Coaching Focus.

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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. The Example Salespeople (anyone, with any title, whose primary role is selling) don’t know about their own skill gaps and blind spots. It’s no wonder the average tenure of a Sales Leader is only 18 months.

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Steven Rosen

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And Here is How to Change That! Top sales coaches have the power to supercharge a team’s performance. Research suggests that the best sales coaches can drive 19% more sales than those who are less effective coaches. But selling and coaching are different skill sets. That’s your job!

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The Pipeline

JUNE 17, 2021

I am proposing that you make it safe to miss a sales target. I have some research that makes this a great debate to have in your sales team right now. It relates directly to how goals, targets and quotas are set and hit. It relates directly to how goals, targets and quotas are set and hit. Hear me out.

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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? Most sales managers lack the skills, tools and methodology to effectively coach their team so the reps just try to ‘wing it’ as best they can.

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Increase Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Many top sales professionalss to even good salespeople use a sales goal worksheet. This investment of time is all about applying critical thinking skills within the sales goal worksheet. Benjamin Bloom years ago created a taxonomy for learning skills that worked with improving critical thinking skills.

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sales managers, look for qualities that build strong teams and motivate others to perform their best. Whether you seek a new hire or promotion, here are several essential qualities of sales managers. Spearheading a sales team is a multifaceted endeavor. They must then use it to improve their own and others’ performance.

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Mindtickle

APRIL 23, 2024

In business, it’s often assumed that a person who excels as a sales rep will also be successful as a sales manager. As such, top sales reps are often promoted to sales managers and left to find their way into their new roles. Even the most seasoned sales reps need proper training to be effective sales managers.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s true that most sales professionals improve with experience, but if you can provide feedback and personalized goals, it’s possible to accelerate the learning process and get your sellers engaging with prospects faster. This is the time-tested practice of sales coaching. What is Sales Coaching?

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Sales Evangelist

JUNE 1, 2016

How are you using social media to grow your sales? I’m bringing in Marty McDonald as he shares great, meaty insights into using social media as part of your sales process and how it’s […] The post TSE 325: How To Improve Your Social Media Sales Skills appeared first on The Sales Evangelist.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 16, 2024

As a sales manager, you may feel this pressure more than other department heads. You can increase team productivity by personalizing coaching and improving efficiency in sales team processes. They may have recognized that their reps face bigger challenges in guiding leads through the B2B sales funnel.

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Highspot

MARCH 26, 2024

Whether you’re launching a new product, implementing new sales strategies, or upskilling your team, sales training and coaching will always be of utmost importance. Oftentimes, sales managers won’t have the bandwidth to set up personalized training and coaching sessions for each rep on their team. That’s where AI comes in.

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Smooth Sale

MARCH 27, 2024

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the right Job Or Clientele: How to Use Your Tech Skills to Accelerate Your Career If you want to take control of your job search and improve your chances of having a fulfilling career, improving your skills is one of the best places to start. Why Improve Your Skills?

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Alice Heiman

APRIL 11, 2023

Is your sales team struggling to have conversations with the right buyers? Better prospecting is the most direct path to increase sales conversations. Wendy Weiss takes us through the four steps to improve your sales team’s ability to schedule sales calls. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel.

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Sales Gravy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Why Roleplay Should Be A Key Part of Your Sales Culture In this podcast, Jeb Blount, Jeremy Olson, and Kristin Isaacson discuss the importance of role-playing in sales. They also highlight the benefits of role-playing in helping salespeople improve their skills, gain empathy for the customer's perspective, and build confidence.

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Sales Hacker

APRIL 4, 2024

Now is a better time than ever for your sales team to align their goals, motivations, and strategies for the upcoming year (and beyond). With a sales kickoff (SKO). But with the guidance of David Nour, CEO of Nour Group , we will prepare you to have the most effective sales kickoffs. And one of the best ways to do this?

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Allego

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re involved in sales training , you know creating a training program is a multi-step and multi-person effort. For sales training to be effective, you must: Identify Specific Needs: This involves understanding the unique aspects of your product or service, the target market, and the skills or knowledge gaps within the sales team.

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Allego

MAY 17, 2023

As the pressure for sales teams to succeed increases, so too does the need for sales leaders to develop their sellers’ skills and potential. First, many sales leaders rely on an outdated sales leadership approach. In fact, 76% of sales leaders have too many demands on their time, Brandon Hall Group research shows.

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Partners in Excellence

APRIL 17, 2024

We want the customer to change how they are approaching a certain function in their business–so they can buy our solutions. But how many sellers have been trained on “change?” ” How many enablement programs include comprehensive training around change and change management?

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In sales, where every conversation counts and every opportunity demands precision, your team needs more than just the ordinary training programs. They need a solution that not only equips them with the necessary knowledge and skills, but also empowers them to be confident in selling.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 1, 2024

When was the last time you brushed up on your sales basics? Revisiting and refreshing foundational skills will keep you competitive and in line with modern buyers. Plus, there are some skills that you may still find challenging. If you, too, consider them a weakness, then it’s time to devote attention to improving them.

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SBI

MAY 4, 2021

The Sales Learning Analytics That are Instrumental for Measuring Sales Performance. How Sales Learning Analytics Develop Your Sales Team. Sales representatives cannot sell unless they effectively articulate and convey the value of their organization’s products and services. By Shubhi Tangri, Qstream.

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Smooth Sale

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Do You Want the Sales Success Secrets? Embracing the mindset of ‘never give up’ and ‘seek out the better path’ no matter the conversation(s) behind your back is a primary factor for the secrets of sales success.

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