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As a leader, you probably encourage your team to form authentic relationships with prospects and clients. But, do you take your own advice when it comes to your relationship with team members?
Do you have an employee on the team who’s constantly coming up with suggestions and ideas that don’t mirror your own? Some managers might feel these employees are deliberately challenging their authority.
Do hiring managers owe their interns more than a temporary job? This is a question you should be asking yourself.
Your new manager training likely focused on how to use the CRM, the best way to process PTO requests and understanding expense reimbursement guidelines. But did you actually learn how to manager your reps?
Jason Forrest, founder and CEO at FPG (Forrest Performance Group) is the winner of five international Stevie Awards for his training programs. During a recent Manage Smarter podcast, I asked Jason why so many training programs don’t impact the bottom line as much as business leaders hope.
Sales management. Can there be a more intense work experience? You’re being asked to lead more people with fewer resources these days.
Accountability: How do you get it from your people and how can you actually transfer the responsibility for it onto your teams and make them WANT to give it to you? Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, global thought-leader, and New York Times best-selling author who is recognized for cultivating a counter-intuitive, reality-based approach to leadership.
Jason Forrest, founder and CEO at FPG (Forrest Performance Group), is a leading authority in culture change programs and an expert at creating high-performance, high-profit, and "Best Place to Work" cultures. In this episode, we discuss: Why 70% of training in U.S. businesses fails; how managers can change team behaviors to embrace and retain training, and how “Performance equals knowledge minus leashes”
Is one of your newly promoted sales managers floundering? If they are complaining that their reps aren’t delivering, the root of the problem may be with you.
Brian Robinson is a sales and marketing expert, best-selling author, and coach. He has worked for some of the best-known companies in the world, including Coca-Cola USA and Johnson & Johnson. In this episode, we discuss: the Top 10 Power Phrases all managers need to know to motivate internal teams and external clients to action; his management strategy that resulted in selling one million dollars in business in 12 months; and how to craft great questions to elicit more informed, positive responses.
People love to follow leaders who know where they are going and who care about their followers. Even those who consider themselves to be leaders are usually willing to follow others who seem focused and collaborative.
Today's buyers are savvy and well-informed. To succeed, it's time to employ the latest sales methodology. In a recent Manage Smarter podcast, James Rores, CEO of Floriss Group, author of the Collecting WINS Sales Methodology, and Founder of the Growth Multiplier Movement outlined how you can apply the servant leader approach to sales and sales management process.
Are your sales reps whining that they don’t have enough autonomy? Maybe they’re telling you, as Lee Salz wrote about a while back, that they can take care of business on their own.
To be an effective leader, you need to know the difference between managing and coaching. Outwardly, the roles appear to be similar, but in practice, they are drastically different.
Do you have any rock stars on your team? If you’re like many managers, you may be over-relying on these employees.
Topics covered on this page: Sales Coaching, Independent Sales Coaching, Customized Sales Coaching, Sales Coaching Strategies, Sales Coach, Sales Manager Help, Sales Management Training, Sales Increase, Revenue Increase, Sales Rep Improvement, Sales Improvement, Sales Time Management, Adaptive Sales Coaching, Closing Sales, Sales Assessment, Sales Rep Assessment, Sales Motivators, Personalized Sales Coaching, Sales Engagement, People Skills, Adaptive Learning, Learning Sustainment, QuickCoaching, Quick Coaching, Microlearning, Sales Candidate, Sales Candidate Assessment, Sales Turnover, Toxic Employees, Sales Success, Sales Recruitment, Sales Recruiter, Sell Smarter, Hire Smarter, Sales Aptitude, Sales Technology, Sales Traits, Sales IQ, Sales Tech
If you don't have time to coach your reps, when will you find time to replace them?
— C. Lee Smith
