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Next-Level Sales Training: It’s Time to Coach the Coach

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-12-19. Rep training is only part of the picture. To get the best results, it’s critical to train, sustain, transfer and coach at every level, and that's not being done. Rep training is only part of the picture. Author: Mike Kunkle, senior director of sales enablement, Brainshark, Inc.

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Sales Management Training Webinars

Steven Rosen

6 FREE Sales Management Training Webinars . The STAR Sales Management Development Survey found that only 50% of sales managers were receiving on-going training and development in core skills. In 2016 only 1/3 of sales managers received any training on hiring vs 49% in 2015. 6 FREE Sales Management Training Webinars.

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STAR Results (Solutions That Achieve Results Inc.) Releases Global 2016 STAR Sales Manager Report

Steven Rosen

announces the release of its 2016 STAR Sales Manager Report which captures the opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. A large portion of the training investment goes into training newly hired salespeople.

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Is the Sales Coach Obsolete?

Sales and Marketing Management

Issue Date: 2016-06-13. At the same time, the sales coach who is a lone wolf – taking on the sole responsibility for training, planning and execution – may be equally outdated. Author: Max Cates. The days of the lone wolf road warrior may be a thing of the past, as this new generation becomes full-time salespeople.

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The Top Sales Coaching Posts of 2016

The Brooks Group

Most sales leaders know they should be coaching their reps more. But sales coaching is a broad idea—and its interpretation is often left to chance. According to the Sales Management Association , formal sales coaching strategies tend to be poorly executed or non-existent. Check out these popular sales coaching posts from 2016.

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Sales Leaders’ Guide to Developing an Awesome Sales Management Team

Steven Rosen

Annually spending by companies: Sales training $20 billion on sales training. Sales management training a few $100 million. We see this in times of recession when companies scale back on training, sales automation tools, and support materials. While training is often accepted as productive, it rarely is.

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Sales management coaching training – necessary but not sufficient

Sales Training Connection

Sales coaching puzzle. A while ago we received a call from a company wanting to talk about coaching training for their front-line sales managers. They were real cheerleaders – they believed sales managers were the pivotal job for sales success and coaching was the sales managers’ key responsibility. Here’s why.