Developing salespeople is like saving for retirement. If you don’t create a realistic plan and invest accordingly you’ll be disappointed when you retire. Salespeople need a plan and an investment of time and energy in order to help them realize their full potential. Too often training and developing salespeople becomes a “round to it” for …
Developing salespeople doesn’t happen automatically. Many sales manager never invest the time and attention to do so and end up paying the price in turnover and poor sales. Developing salespeople requires you to understand and apply a simple yet powerful coaching process. This process involves three steps. They are: 1. Recognize coachable moments. Coachable moments …
Developing salespeople is easy when you can understand and apply three basic concepts: 1. “Winning is fun, losing isn’t!” 2. “Winning is different for every person!” 3. “Your job as a manager is to help your people win everyday!” When you discover what winning is for your people, then you are well on your way …
One of the biggest casualties in the battle to “do more with less” is developing salespeople. With fiercer competition, shorter deadlines, and the urgent replacing the important, sales managers are starting to view developing salespeople as a luxury they just can’t afford. Although common, this approach to management is short-sighted and can lead to long-term …
A common problem on coaching calls is the sales manager taking over the sales call or “stepping in”. Sales managers often ask “when is it appropriate to step in?” Some of the most common reasons given for stepping in are: • The salesperson is really in trouble • The salesperson has made a major mistake …
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In today’s demanding marketplace sales managers must have strategies for increasing sales and developing people. Besides enhancing relationships with customers making calls is the best opportunity to do both. This article outlines strategies for making three different sales calls that will drive sales and develop your people. They are: • Training • Joint • Coaching Each has …
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Many sales executive wonder why sales training fails to get results. Unfortunately, many sales managers and trainers spend time and effort doing sales training that never deliver bottom line results. We’ll explore the twelve most common reasons why sales training fails and what to do to avoid them. The twelve reasons are: 1. No support. …