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Focus on the Most Fascinating Thing | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

“What company is moving into that big office building under construction along the freeway?” ” This was a problematic question for me, because I hadn’t even noticed the office building under construction along the freeway. phone sales tips. sales goals. sales manager. sales success.

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Can Your Team Become Challenger Types?

Women Sales Pros

Ever since CEB/Gartner published The Challenger Sale in 2011, the book has attracted much publicity. The book also presents the concept of Challengers building “constructive tension” using three elements: Teach – Offers unique perspective and maintains two-way communication. Challenger. Hard Worker. Problem Solver.

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Changing sales performance: practice doesn’t make perfect – A STC Clasic

Sales Training Connection

If you eavesdrop at the tables you usually hear the customer and observers congratulating the seller on “doing a good job” – but providing little tough, constructive feedback. Let’s start with the idea of using front-line sales managers. And the benefit to front-line managers? Sometimes they can, but not always.

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Heavy Hitter Sales Blog: What are the Top 5 Sales Blogs?

HeavyHitter Sales

Top 7 Critical Sales Trends for 2012. IT Sales Strategy: Software, SaaS & Hardware Sales. Best New Sales Book of 2011. If Sigmund Freud Was Your Sales Manager. Four Critical Sales Kickoff Meeting Success Factors. Sales Career Advice. Sales Techniques. Sales Tips.

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Changing sales performance – practice doesn’t make perfect

Sales Training Connection

If you eavesdrop at the tables you usually hear the customer and observers congratulating the seller on “doing a good job” – but providing little tough, constructive feedback. . Let’s start with the idea of using front-line sales managers. And the benefit to front-line managers? Sometimes they can, but not always.

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Can Your Team Become Challenger Types?

Braveheart Sales

Ever since CEB (now Gartner) published The Challenger Sale in 2011, the book has attracted much publicity. Constructing Tension. The book also presents the concept of Challengers building “constructive tension” using three elements: Teach – Offers unique perspective and maintains two-way communication. Hard Worker.

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Dispatching sales coaching myths and best practices – A STC Classic

Sales Training Connection

As your sales manager, “I’m responsible for helping you become more aware of your strengths and weaknesses and helping you expand your alternatives for improving your performance.” Coaches should help their sales people select safe situations in which to practice new ideas and, on tough occasions, help provide an “escape route.”