No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 16, 2020

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. If salespeople were self-motivated, they wouldn’t need sales managers or metrics. It’s a lonely world for account executives. That’s why we need sales managers. Actually, what we need is strong sales leadership.

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Janek Performance Group

MAY 25, 2022

If you are a sales manager, you must be a leader. But if sales management is a new role for you, it can feel like you are swimming upstream. In this article, we will provide seven practical rules for new sales managers so they can lead their sales team to high performance. .

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Steven Rosen

MAY 5, 2022

Sales Manager Coaching. Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. You can train your sales managers in coaching.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 5, 2022

Sales Manager Coaching. Effective sales manager coaching is one of the key levers that leading sales organizations utilize to achieve their revenue targets. Sales manager coaching is the #1 sales management activity that impacts performance. You can train your sales managers in coaching.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 1, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Brandon Nye , Vice President of Sales for Inmode, shares the key qualities to look for when hiring salespeople, including a proven track record in B2B sales and a competitive mindset.

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 9, 2020

Poor leadership will cost you $3.5 million per sales manager. Message to Management: Your job is to get the rocks out of the road for your salespeople so they can do what they were hired to do—sell!”. But I don’t think any sales manager listened, because more than half of reps are still missing quota.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 28, 2024

Helen Fanucci , a sales leader with 25+ years in the high-tech industry and author of “Love Your Team: A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World.” discusses the importance of trust in sales, effective targeting strategies, and the role of collaboration in team selling. Targeting the right customers is crucial.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 14, 2024

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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Steven Rosen

MAY 10, 2017

6 FREE Sales Management Training Webinars . The #1 driver of performance in sales organizations are front-line sales managers. The STAR Sales Management Development Survey found that only 50% of sales managers were receiving on-going training and development in core skills. Leadership.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 23, 2013

For those sales management having this talent of accountability for others is not one that may come naturally. Great sales people may have personal accountability as evidenced by making their performance goals or taking responsibility when something goes amiss. ” (Source Innermetrix). Source: Innermetrix).

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MEDDIC

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A Time Limited Offer You Can’t Refuse Earlier this month, we at MEDDIC Academy soft-launched Infinite Sales Leadership , a groundbreaking course designed to redefine the essence of sales leadership in the modern era. It focuses on leveraging the MEDDPICC methodology to enhance team performance and sales execution.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 6, 2024

In this 2:42 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley delve into the vital role of preparation in mastering difficult conversations with sales representatives. They stress the importance of sales managers dedicating time to pre-call planning, ensuring productive discussions.

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Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, I sit down with Mike Weinberg for Part One of our conversation on the state of the Sales Profession, sales leadership, and getting started as a new sales manager. This shift requires not only a change in skills but also a fundamental shift in mindset.

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Steven Rosen

JANUARY 15, 2024

Keith Rzucidlo , Vice President of Sales at Miller Electric, joins the Sales Leadership Awakening podcast to discuss how to turn visions into actions in sales leadership. Keith shares the importance of patience and reflection in driving behavior change and advises sales leaders on coaching and change management. “I

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 15, 2014

(STAR Results) , The Global 2015 STAR Sales Manager Survey. The Sales Manager Survey seeks opinions and perceptions from sales executives and leaders around the world on key skills and development priorities for sales managers. The targeted audience for completing this survey is: VP of Sales.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

If you don’t have the time or resources to commission your own data, you’re in luck because we’ve compiled a list of important data points sales leaders need to know. Sales Leadership Stats. Sales Performance. 65% of sales leaders that outperformed against revenue targets have a dedicated sales enablement person or team.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 1, 2024

These discussions, whether addressing underperformance, behavioural issues, or compensation adjustments, are crucial for maintaining a healthy sales environment and driving performance. A Look at the Stats Recent surveys and studies have revealed an uncomfortable truth: many sales managers regularly sidestep difficult conversations.

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Topline Leadership

MARCH 11, 2024

Whenever I talk about “accountability” with salespeople, I see a lot of eye rolls. Not surprising, given that accountability is a word that gets tossed around when sales managers want to blame someone for something that has gone wrong. Instead, sales.

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Sales Manager Now

JULY 31, 2020

I ask two questions in this Sales Leadership Quick Tip video: Should we hold sales people accountable? Or should we allow them to hold themselves accountable? A sales manager can create an environment where sales people hold themselves accountable.

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Increase Sales

APRIL 3, 2012

Top sales performers live and die this sales leadership talent of personal accountability. Personal accountability is a sales leadership talent for everyone because everyone is in sales. In other words, he was directly speaking to this talent of personal accountability.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 8, 2013

Welcome to Sales Leadership Friday! Starting today, on each Friday I will provide to you insights to generate thinking about sales leadership. A few of the topics I’ll be writing about in the coming weeks include: The role of the CEO in account management. Defining “sales leadership”.

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 6, 2024

In this episode of the Sales Leadership Awakening Podcast, host Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley delve into mastering difficult conversations, stressing preparation and agreement on the next steps. Emotional regulation is an essential skill for sales managers to develop. Empathy is crucial in difficult conversations.

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The Pipeline

DECEMBER 17, 2014

It is a lively and insightful discussion that will provide a number of ideas for helping your team crush their number. What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto .

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Steven Rosen

APRIL 20, 2024

In this Sales Leadership Awakening podcast, Gerilyn Horan , Hilton’s VP of Group Sales, shares strategies to become the best place to work In the world. She shares insights on creating a supportive environment and the importance of feedback, coaching, and company culture for employee engagement and retention.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Sales leadership roles are some of the most lucrative, challenging, engaging positions sales professionals can pursue. There are certain qualities that most of — if not all — the best sales leaders have. Here, I'll review some of those key traits and offer a short quiz to see if you're sales leadership material.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The more I delved into the film’s history, the angrier I became with sales leaders who let their account based selling teams fail to meet quota. NASA wouldn’t let their mission fail, so why do sales leaders let their account based selling teams fail? And I’m not pointing at the account based sales development reps.

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 13, 2021

But before you do, you need to find a new sales manager to support the additional sales reps. Peter was your first business development rep hired in the sales department. He was promoted to sales development and currently, he is the senior SDR on the team. We all agree that growth is a good position to be in.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 7, 2019

The stats show what sales managers are doing but those managers are largely uninformed. They don't know what's good for them, haven't been asked or held accountable to doing it differently, and aren't in any way shape or form following best practices. I was appalled by what I saw.

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Steven Rosen

JUNE 12, 2017

Sales Management Challenges . Many sales managers are finding it increasingly more difficult to keep juggling all their priorities. Well, here is a great opportunity to hear it straight from two leading sales management experts. Overcoming Your Biggest Sales Management Challenges.

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Steven Rosen

AUGUST 2, 2021

The Fearless Sales Leader. Fearless sales leaders know that business success is defined as achieving an objective or goal. Sales leaders are accountable for making the company’s sales objectives and sales objectives equal success. Sales leaders believe it is their job to develop their sales managers.

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The Pipeline

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

There has been lots written about the common mistake companies make in selecting new sales managers; specifically the habit of promoting some of their best sales people to the management ranks, whether they are suitable or not. By Tibor Shanto - tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca . What’s in Your Pipeline? Tibor Shanto .

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Engage Selling

JUNE 3, 2022

How do you retain more accounts as you grow? Collecting and analyzing sales data indiscriminately is like endlessly tossing buckets of coins into a wishing well…and believing the act itself … Read More. The post Early Warning System: Retain More Accounts As You Grow first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader.

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I am pleased to be part of a leading experts on sales, planning and sales leadership. Ability Accountability Alignment Coaching Panel Discussion Planning Play to Win Sales Management Attitude Change Management execution how to sell better Leadership Renbor Sales Solutions Inc.

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Sales Manager Now

OCTOBER 4, 2021

When accountability is lacking in a sales team, many leaders will resort to micromanagement and mistrust. However, this is the opposite of what’s needed to develop an accountable sales environment. Instead, leaders who want an accountable sales environment will be relentless in clarifying expectations.

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Steven Rosen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

In this 2:56 video, Steven Rosen and Colleen Stanley discuss the need for sales managers to go beyond setting sales goals and to define learning goals for their teams. They share how organizations can align learning goals with sales goals and invest in training and resources to support their salespeople.

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Steven Rosen

MAY 21, 2024

After over 30 years of sales leadership experience, I have learned that becoming a STAR sales leader requires mastering several key skills. Here are the five essential skills every STAR sales leader must master to stand out and lead their teams to success.

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Sales Manager Now

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Most salespeople are fine with being accountable. However, a sales manager might see it differently. It seems the team does not hold themselves accountable or meet expectations. Having an accountable sales environment starts with a sales manager being accountable for their role and responsibilities.

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