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5 Reasons Sales Managers Are Reluctant to Coach Prospecting

Steven Rosen

However, the significance of prospecting is often overshadowed by the allure of the deal’s close, leading many sales managers to neglect to coach the top of the funnel. This paradox has far-reaching implications, resulting in underdeveloped strategies that can stunt the growth of an organization’s sales pipeline.

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Sales Manager Coaching Blunders Revisited

Steven Rosen

Sales coaching is the No. 1 management activity that drives sales performance. The only problem is that managers have not been taught how to coach effectively. Coaching is a skill that takes time to perfect, and unless expertly coached or trained, managers can make all types of blunders.

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3 Key Reasons Sales Managers Aren’t Coaching

Steven Rosen

Message: Get your head out of the sand and start coaching. Top sales coaches have the power to supercharge a team’s performance. Research suggests that the best sales coaches can drive 19% more sales than those who are less effective coaches. But selling and coaching are different skill sets.

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Coaches Benefit from Tryouts, Sales Managers Fail Using Gut Instinct

Understanding the Sales Force

As I think back to high-school baseball, a couple of things came to mind that have a lot to do with sales development. His first high school baseball coach saw his potential, calling him up to play on the varsity team when he was still in the 8th grade. Mike attended two high schools.

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The Best Learning Methodologies for Developing Elite Sales Leaders

Speaker: Steven Rosen MBA, Author, Executive Coach, Speaker and Top 50 Sales Influencer

It is well recognised that the frontline sales managers are the key to driving performance in sales organizations. If you had to choose between investing in sales manager training vs sales rep training what would you do? Steven is a thought leader in the area of sales leadership training and coaching.

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25 Sales Experts on the Importance of Coaching Salespeople

Understanding the Sales Force

According to the search results inside this blog, I have written on the topic of coaching salespeople more than 400 times or 25% of my articles. Because sales managers are not coaching – still – at least not consistently or effectively. Most of the advice given fell into the category of sales tips.

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Great Sales Managers are Like Great Baseball Coaches Without the Screaming

Understanding the Sales Force

Speaking of baseball and bringing sales into the discussion, let's talk about coaching. When my son was home for winter break, I asked him to rank all of his baseball coaches, an exercise that he found quite interesting. He played 4 years for his #1 ranked coach. He played 4 years for his #1 ranked coach.

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Build a Successful and Results-Driven Sales Culture

Speaker: Gary Galvin, CEO, Galvin Technologies

As a sales manager, you’re tasked with not only answering this question, but directing your sales team to achieve goals and deliver results. This often means motivating your team through everything from revenue targets, to sales funnel and forecasting, to activity management and collaboration.

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Your Next Sales Coach is a Machine

Speaker: Matt McDarby & Dan Smaida, Managing Directors, Specialized Sales Systems

Most sales managers know this, but suffer from three conditions that limit their opportunity to help: Too many people, too much ground to cover, and not enough time for developing people. World-class sales managers have long used creative means to solve for time and distance. Fortunately, there are options!

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The Business Case and Playbook for Data-Driven Sales Coaching

The state of the market and the state of sales coaching make SCL a wise investment, but you have to do it right. This eBook will serve as a springboard for your business, a playbook, and implementation plan to guide you as you consider an investment of time and money to improve data-driven sales coaching at your company.

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What Awesome Sales Managers are Doing to Crush It!

Speaker: Steven Rosen, MBA, Author, Executive Coach, Speaker, and Top 50 Sales Influencer

The sales industry is filled to the brim with hard working, knowledgeable, and capable managers like you. The problem is that, in spite of all of their hard work, very few sales managers have figured out how to consistently and methodically crush their sales numbers. Why the odds are against you.

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Sales Coaching Strategies to Increase Your Team's Revenue

Speaker: Steve Benson, Founder and CEO, Badger Maps

As a sales manager, you’re always looking for ways to better enable your reps. Steve Benson, Founder and CEO of Badger Maps, shares that the best way to improve your sales team’s overall skill level is by identifying top performers and turning them into coaches.

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How to Successfully Coach Your Sales Team to Drive Efficiency

Speaker: Steve Benson, Founder and CEO, Badger Maps

A great sales team starts with a manager who’s a great coach. You can manage activities and processes but people need to be guided to reach their full potential. This means coaching. According to CSO Insights, sales coaching has a double-digit impact on win rates and quota attainment.

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5 Essential Virtual Selling Practices Every Company Must Have by 2023

Speaker: Erika Bzdel - Vice President of Sales and Craig Simons - Director of Marketing

Virtual sales success requires new ways of thinking. Sales managers, trainers, sales enablement managers, and sales reps across all industries must adjust to this digital transformation. In this webinar you'll learn: Best practices for virtually onboarding and training sales reps.