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5 Reasons Sales Managers Are Reluctant to Coach Prospecting

Steven Rosen

In the highly competitive SaaS world, prospecting is often seen as the most challenging task—a test dreaded by many and mastered by few. Indeed, 40% of salespeople cite it as the most challenging part of the sales process, more daunting than either closing or qualifying.

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Pipeline Mastery: How the Best Coaches Convert Reluctance into Revenue

Steven Rosen

In the competitive world of SaaS sales, 40% of salespeople cite prospecting as the most challenging part of the sales process, ranking it more daunting than closing or qualifying stages. Yet, this reluctance can be transformed into proactive engagement with a focused coaching approach.

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How Can Pipeline Meetings Be a Coaching Opportunity?

Hubspot Sales

As a sales manager, I’m sure you have pipeline meetings often. But, do you ever ask yourself, “How can pipeline meetings be a coaching opportunity?” But these pipeline reviews should be true coaching sessions — not data-scrubbing meetings. Today, let’s review the best pipeline coaching strategies.

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Elite Sales Management: Coaching Your People Where They Are

criteria for success

As sales managers, we’ve all been told we need to coach our teams. But what value are you adding if you’re consistently coaching someone who’s not showing improvement? Is there any value to add through coaching? Here are 5 places you might find your salespeople, and tips for coaching them at each level.

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“I Don’t Have The Time To Coach!!”

Partners in Excellence

I spend a lot of time with sales managers, at all levels. Too often, I hear the lament, “I don’t have the time to coach!” Endless forecast and pipeline discussions–usually between managers and not with people. We talk about pipelines. They see pipelines are anemic.

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How to Conduct a Pipeline Review

Janek Performance Group

For many sales reps, pipeline reviews are like meatloaf. However, with the right approach, a pipeline review is an opportunity. In addition to deal coaching and forecasting, managers should challenge reps to know their deals and develop plans to close them. Understand Deals. Achieve Better Outcomes.

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Coaching And Developing Managers

Partners in Excellence

We (including me) spend a lot of time talking about the importance of coaching/developing our people. Unfortunately, high impact coaching is rarely done. If we “coach,” too often, it isn’t a collaborative discovery/learning process. Their own managers aren’t great role models, as coaches.