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Five Skills to Help New Sales Managers Succeed

Miller Heiman Group

In this guest blog post from one of our inaugural Miller Heiman Group Icons , Kevin Lewis, Global Sales Excellence Leader at Milliken Chemical and an authority on developing sales managers, recommends five ways to get new sales managers off to a great start. Great sales leaders aren’t born: they’re made.

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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Maria Boulden/Gartner

Partners in Excellence

She is currently Vice President of Executive Partner Sales at Gartner. Here’s Maria: “I graduated with a degree in chemical engineering with a chemistry minor. While this particular tech service role was a feeder pattern for sales, I was already “advised” not to pursue that path because I didn’t fit the pattern.

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Move the Deal Episode 11: Sales Management Strategies that Work with Kevin Lewis

Miller Heiman Group

In the latest episode of Move the Deal , host Greg Moore talks with Kevin Lewis, Global Sales Excellence Leader Kevin Lewis at Milliken Chemical. Best Practices in Sales Manager Coaching. With that in mind, Lewis discusses the importance of sales coaching as a sales manager.

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Sales middle managers – what motivates them the most?

Sales Training Connection

Sales Middle Managers. Middle managers are the key to implementing C-Suite strategic initiatives. In 2011, Wharton’s Ethan Mollick shared that mid-level managers could have greater impact on company performance than almost anyone else in an organization, yet they are “often overlooked and sometimes maligned.”.

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Let’s Talk Sales! Inspirational Quote from Jack Welch – Episode 142

criteria for success

Read on to learn more about this week's Let's Talk Sales inspiration! This quote comes from Jack Welch, an American business [ ] The post Let’s Talk Sales! Read on to learn more about this week’s Let’s Talk Sales inspiration! Take our Let’s Talk Sales Podcast Listener Survey!

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How to Reduce Stress in the Sales Workplace

Xactly

In demanding circumstances, stress acts as our bodies’ physical fight or flight response, where the body releases the chemicals to help us decide how to act. In the workplace, stress is an important thing for managers to watch for. Good vs. Bad Stress in the Sales Workplace. Recognizing Workplace Stress in Sales.

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Channel Visibility Reveals Unique Sales Workflows in Multi-Channel Organizations

Cincom Smart Selling

Discerning the nature of those requirements requires visibility into the individual sales channels. Different sales partners typically address different market segments. Your sales channel partner has a limited number of choices to make. The sales presentation takes place, and an order is entered.