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Top 20 Reasons Why Sales Managers Suck at Coaching

Understanding the Sales Force

Skills - They have not been trained in the fine art and science of sales coaching. DNA - They don''t have the DNA to support effective sales coaching. Time - They don''t invest enough time in coaching. Resistance - Their salespeople are resistant to coaching. Please contribute your own #20.

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Consultative Selling, Commitment and Training - Like Oil & Water

Understanding the Sales Force

"Achieve Global has come in 3 times in 3 years to teach consultative selling!". So why didn''t the training on consultative selling stick? Salespeople with a low Figure-it-Out Factor (FIOF) don''t pick things up very quickly. When you provide sales training, it''s not just new skills that you ask people to learn.

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Unlock Sales Potential with a Sales Training Strategy

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Needs Evaluation Evaluate the selling skills and competencies your sales team currently has versus what they need to excel. This process ensures the training program is laser-focused on bridging these skill gaps. This feedback informs continuous improvement of the sales team and the training program.

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Guest Post: Top 20 Reasons Why Sales Managers Suck at Coaching

Jonathan Farrington

Modeling – They did not report to a sales manager who was effective at coaching. Skills – They have not been trained in the fine art and science of sales coaching. DNA – They don’t have the DNA to support effective sales coaching. Please contribute your own #20.

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Your Frontline Sales Managers are a Key Cog in the Coaching Process

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Sales managers at any organization are in a position to guide and motivate those they lead, similar to the coach of a sports team. So it would make sense to give managers the proper training for sales coaching, right? Unfortunately, many sales managers do not know how to coach properly and aren’t being held accountable.

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Delicious Sales

Sales Management (2614). Inside Sales (849). Selling Skills (528). Incentives (379). Outside Sales (81). Check out the below video to better understand what I mean: Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” ” Sales Motivation Blog. . Training (4995).

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Challenges Don't Always Require a Complete Sales Force Makeover

Understanding the Sales Force

Selling was very transactional and they had little control over outcomes. By only modifying how they responded to the price question, they were able to take the first steps toward transitioning from a transactional sale to a consultative process. which salespeople have strengths that support consultative selling.

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