A few years ago, I attended what I still think of as the best sales meeting of my career. The sales leader who organized it found the right mix. Three days and not a minute felt boring or wasted!
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Don’t let the negative behavior go on forever. Do everything you can to test if the person can be coached, and then move on when necessary. Time doesn’t make things better -- only action does.
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In a recent dialogue with a European business looking to enter the US market, we reviewed the different options available. Some of the low-cost options seemed more like dipping a toe or baby steps and anything but a deliberate and purposeful market entry.
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Why do Sales Leaders do all these things and drive their people away? Maybe it is not their fault. They were put into a leadership position by someone else who is likely themselves a bad leader and who also does not understand how to identify, live, and coach leadership. A vicious cycle ready to be broken.
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The terminology used to describe this type of engagement is sometimes confusing: contractor, interim, fractional, 1099, gig, on-demand, project-based, hired gun, virtual, third-party, temporary.
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Many sales leaders fail to monitor any prospecting metrics or efforts among their salespeople. 18% indicated their company does not set out specific metrics/goals on how much time reps should spend prospecting. 32% of sales leaders indicated they don’t know how much time reps prospect.
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Most of us think that we’re great listeners. And because you’re a sales leader, you are probably better than average. A recent study indicates that over 85% of managers identify themselves as above average listeners. While this sounds positive, it is statistically just not possible!
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The article is the personal, behind-the-scenes look at what it takes. The sometimes ambiguous, less glamorous side of being an Interim. And when you are done reading you will think, this was obvious, too.
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The list of considerations when going international is long: duties, currencies, regulations, customs, language, to name a few. One crucial step, however, often remains unaddressed: How to sell. All falls flat if an enterprise lacks the right sales resources to actually close a deal overseas.
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One of the best ways is to adopt the humble mind-set of a servant leader. Servant leaders view their key role as serving employees as they explore and grow, providing tangible and emotional support as they do so.
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