Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sales managers, look for qualities that build strong teams and motivate others to perform their best. Whether you seek a new hire or promotion, here are several essential qualities of sales managers. Coachability Once a sales rep proves themself a leader, they should remain coachable. Carries themselves.

Sales Management 139

Sales Management Hiring Promotion Motivation 139

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 31, 2021

Author: Brian Trautschold As a new hire, structured training and onboarding programs are expected. Today, it is rare to see a company that doesn’t have a strict training program in place from the moment a new hire walks through the door. That’s where sales coaching comes in. Provide Managers Better Visibility.

Sales Coaching 317

Sales Coaching Coaching Top of Funnel Hiring 317

Zoominfo

APRIL 19, 2023

Coaching salespeople is not a new idea. It’s true that most sales professionals improve with experience, but if you can provide feedback and personalized goals, it’s possible to accelerate the learning process and get your sellers engaging with prospects faster. This is the time-tested practice of sales coaching.

Sales Coaching 130

Sales Coaching Coaching Hiring Analysis 130

Steven Rosen

MAY 4, 2017

Sales Leaders’ Guide to Developing an Awesome Sales Management Team. Do you want to develop an awesome sales management team? Sales leaders have several options to achieve and exceed their sales numbers. Annually spending by companies: Sales training $20 billion on sales training.

Sales Management 276

Sales Management Hiring ROI Coaching 276

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

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. Coaching improves sales rep engagement. What can you do?

Sales Coaching 273

Sales Coaching Coaching Sales Management Study 273

SBI Growth

AUGUST 28, 2013

I spent last week at a Sales Management training event with a client. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. As a Sales Operations leader, you must be allocating the right resources to training. Here are 5 key takeaways that made this training a success.

Training 300

Training Sales Management Hiring Social Selling 300

Hubspot Sales

MARCH 20, 2020

Sales coaching is all about looking forward and developing your people. High-revenue growth companies are seeing the payoff; 54% of high-performing companies are using sales coaching more than in the past, and 60% use sales coaching as an integrated part of a sales training program.

Sales Coaching 112

Sales Coaching Research Coaching Sales Methodology 112

Steven Rosen

APRIL 3, 2018

The What, Why, How, and When of Executive Sales Coaching. Executive coaching is estimated to be a $2-3 billion/year global industry. There has been dramatic growth in the number of people who are becoming coaches and leaders who are hiring coaches. Why Executive Sales Coaching .

Sales Coaching 320

Sales Coaching Coaching Hiring Face-to-face 320

Steven Rosen

JANUARY 22, 2018

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. Coaching improves sales rep engagement. What can you do?

Sales Coaching 261

Sales Coaching Coaching Sales Management Study 261

Janek Performance Group

MARCH 12, 2024

Sales executives and sales managers would agree that their sales teams need ongoing training, coaching and support to get to the top of the game and stay there. In a fiercely-competitive market, your sales reps should challenge themselves to learn more, achieve greater results and embrace new strategies.

Outsourcing Services 62

Outsourcing Services Training Hiring Workbooks 62

SBI Growth

JANUARY 5, 2013

Sales VPs need to train their Sales Managers differently. Coaching sales people has changed. This requires different coaching techniques. 77% of all Sales Managers reported fewer sales calls in 2012. This requires different coaching techniques with sales reps then yesterday.

Coaching 319

Coaching Sales Management Buyer Negotiation 319

Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 27, 2018

Their coach, whom I know to be a very smart man, then said something that I thought was particularly dumb. As you would expect from a good group of kids who really wanted to win, each of the players immediately turned to their coach as soon as they heard his voice. Great coaching? And smart sales processes.

Coaching 149

Coaching Commission Motivation Quota 149

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 22, 2018

From sales force training and compensation to investments in sales processes and technology, organizations relentlessly seek to pull the right levers that will drive revenue growth and improve sales effectiveness. These results were due entirely to sales manager skills, independent of the skills of their salespeople.

Sales Management 218

Sales Management Hiring Compensation Scale 218

Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 10, 2018

Author: Michelle Vazzana, CEO, Vantage Point Performance Frontline sales managers have a difficult job. In fact, we think they have the hardest job in any sales organization. Despite the varied and intense demands put on sales managers, they are given relatively little guidance or training on how to actually do their job.

Sales Management 233

Sales Management Face-to-face Pipeline Research 233

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Last week, the CMI and Glassdoor published their research findings on management trends in their paper ‘Leadership and Culture at Work.’. Here are just some of the points from the research that shows us how to learn from the best. This naturally means that training, coaching and mentoring is a must. Happy Selling!

Hiring 268

Hiring Sales Management Loyalty Study 268

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.

Promotion 118

Promotion Sales Management Hiring Coaching 118

Allego

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Effective sales coaching can lead to a 28% increase in quota attainment and a 32% increase in win rates, Korn Ferry research revealed. And from a team perspective, organizations that provide consistent coaching reported 2x seller engagement and almost 30% reduced voluntary turnover.

Sales Coaching 71

Sales Coaching Coaching Tools Handbook 71

Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Author: Matthew Sunshine If you’re a sales manager, you know this to be true: Having that tough conversation with a salesperson who isn’t meeting goals is never fun. As a sales manager, see whether this sounds familiar: You sit down with an underperforming salesperson and open with a statement like, “You’re not hitting your numbers.”

Coaching 257

Coaching Construction Pivotal Positioning 257

SBI

JUNE 15, 2021

The 3 Biggest Obstacles Standing in the way of Excellent Sales Coaching. No matter what you’re selling, you need an effective sales team to discover your prospects’ needs, present possible solutions, answer questions, and close deals with new and existing customers. Sales coaching is not without its own challenges.

Sales Coaching 137

Sales Coaching Coaching Enterprise Enterprise 137

Allego

MARCH 12, 2020

When it comes to improving reps’ performance, one of the best productivity investments that an organization can make is sales coaching. Yet many sales managers still fail to provide enough high-quality coaching to their teams. Managers Need a Plan for That. Develop a Goal-Focused Coaching Plan.

Coaching 71

Coaching Sales Management Study SalesForce 71

Shari Levitin

JUNE 14, 2023

Diego, a trained scuba instructor, fled Argentina for Cancun in his mid 30’s to create a better life. The next day he began training the other marketers. Within a week, he assisted the sales department by standardizing the hiring process and mentoring new sellers. Most effectively through one-on-one coaching.

Sales Management 62

Sales Management Hiring Real Estate Hotels 62

Increase Sales

APRIL 22, 2013

How many times do sales professionals leave or fail to meet performance goals because of poor sales managers? I just came across some research highlighted by Top Sales World (source: Chally) that suggested “80% of sales managers fail within eighteen months of being promoted.”

Sales Management 165

Sales Management Training Promotion Objections 165

Mindtickle

AUGUST 25, 2022

Effective sales coaching can improve quota attainment by 21% and win rates by 19%. As it significantly impacts your team’s revenue generation, it’s essential to keep in mind essential sales coaching tips and techniques — even in your busiest periods like the end of the quarter. Don’t coach at random.

Sales Coaching 93

Sales Coaching Coaching Exercises Lead Rank 93

Janek Performance Group

DECEMBER 29, 2021

At Janek Performance Group, we spent the year talking to hundreds of sales and sales management professionals, ranging from individual contributors to Chief Sales Officers. Here are the top sales training trends to watch in the coming year: Delivery Methods. In addition, training materials needed to adjust.

Trends 118

Trends Training Retention Face-to-face 118

Steven Rosen

MAY 24, 2024

AI can significantly simplify pre-call planning by providing prompt research and insights about potential clients. Change management is essential when introducing AI into sales organizations. Rob highlighted the ability of AI tools to provide valuable insights and streamline the research process.

Company 296

Company Retention Sales Leadership Loyalty 296

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.

Conversion 156

Conversion Influencer Coaching Call-back 156

Allego

MARCH 28, 2019

In a recent post , we examined several disconnects between sales managers and reps regarding the quality and impact of managers’ coaching. Our recent survey of nearly 300 managers and salespeople revealed that significant numbers of managers and reps were on ‘different pages when it comes to coaching content.

Coaching 63

Coaching Sales Management Face-to-face Survey 63

Miller Heiman Group

MAY 14, 2019

Sales managers influence what salespeople sell, where they sell, who they sell to and even how they sell. These factors make the sales manager role one of the most influential and demanding jobs in any company engaged in complex B2B sales. How many direct reports do sales managers have in your company?

Coaching 73

Coaching Sales Management Hiring Territories 73

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

How come so many sales managers who are highly intelligent and experienced are still unable to motivate their teams to achieve great results? What happens to great salespeople so that when they become sales managers they fall by the wayside? Managing Director. MTD Sales Training. Happy Selling!

Sales Management 169

Sales Management Face-to-face Motivation Trends 169

BrainShark

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Reps need to know A LOT to be at their best in front of buyers, but has your sales training strategy kept up with the times? Many organizations’ sales training has grown stale by relying on old-school tactics, like on-site boot camps and long-winded presentations, causing information overload for new reps.

Training 62

Training Hiring Objections Coaching 62

Sales and Marketing Management

OCTOBER 29, 2018

From sales force training and compensation to investments in sales processes and technology, organizations relentlessly seek to pull the right levers that will drive revenue growth and improve sales effectiveness. Frontline sales managers coach, influence and guide sales reps on a daily basis.

Sales Management 168

Sales Management Scale Compensation Study 168

Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 6, 2017

In the past decade, attention has shifted from seller activity to sales manager activity as a key driver of performance. Companies are realizing that sales success isn’t driven solely by sales rep performance, but also by effective sales management. Management Matters. Well, kind of.

Sales Management 205

Sales Management Quota Territories CRM 205

Steven Rosen

JUNE 3, 2020

When I say “you,” I am referring to frontline sales managers and sales executives. Sales managers are the key to driving sales performance. They are the 10X factor as highly effective sales managers will impact 8-12 sales reps. Coaching (Remotely).

Sales Leadership 394

Sales Leadership Closing Face-to-face Coaching 394

Sell Integrity

JULY 22, 2021

When you hear the word “coach”, what comes to mind? We often associate “coach” with a sports analogy. Historically, a coach was a horse-drawn carriage that transported important people from where they were to where they wanted to be. Isn’t that what you want to do when coaching? The Business Case for Coaching.

Coaching 100

Coaching Scale Transportation Hiring 100

Steven Rosen

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Earlier this year I published an article titled 5 Ways to Create a Successful Sales Coaching Program. The results from Sales Mastery sales executive survey showed that 1/3 of executives surveyed, said that “ sub-optimal sales manager coaching” is one of their top 3 barriers to achieving their objectives in 2018.

Hiring 272

Hiring Coaching Survey Sales Coaching 272

Carew International

APRIL 15, 2021

“Gartner research shows that only 40% of sellers report they work within a well-established coaching culture at their organization,” a Gartner press release states. This may be driven by the fact that only 42% of sales reps report managers at their organization are actually held accountable for providing good coaching,” it continues.

Sales Coaching 97

Sales Coaching Coaching Lead Rank Lead Scoring 97

Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. In this post, we’ll share some of our favorite resources for sales managers. Here are some of our favorites.

Resources 62

Resources Sales Management Hiring Sales Leadership 62