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3 Places Sales Leaders Should Look if You Missed the Number in 2012

SBI Growth

Another year has gone by, and you fell short on your sales number. Don’t waste time worrying about 2012 anymore. But you can excel in 2013 because of your shortcomings in 2012. Talent Assessment of Sales Leadership and Sales Reps. Download the Sales Manager Competencies and Example Accountabilities Here.

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5 Steps for HR to Develop 2013 Sales Leaders

SBI Growth

The top fear of HR leaders for 2012 was finding or developing leaders. Our 2012 sales leader research finds it is still a big fear for 2013. If your company isn’t looking for sales leadership today, just wait. The average tenure of a Sales VP is 19 months! Managing multi-generational sales forces.

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The pizza philosophy. What toppings do you offer? | Sales Training.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Filed Under: Attitude , Customer Loyalty , Generating Referrals , Sales Tagged With: attitude training , building trust , establishing trust , gitomer , how to sell , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , sales leadership , sales skills. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership. Sales Management. Categories.

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Three (more) fine lines of selling. | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Tweet Share There’s a fine line between should I ask for the sale or not ask for the sale? Great salespeople always ask for the sale, and NEVER leave without confirming the next step in the sales cycle. Get Sales Blog Updates.

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Removing Risk from Your Next Sales Manager Promotion

SBI Growth

"I had no idea Dave was going to struggle so much as a Sales Manager. This post is written for the VP of Sales who wants to eliminate promoting the wrong rep to sales manager. The Answer: Implement a Sales Leadership Council (SLC). Potential sales managers acquire knowledge of the role before pursuing it.

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Can Your 1.0 Talent Succeed in a Sales 2.0 World?

SBI Growth

B2B Sales organizations are rapidly transforming to compete in the world of Sales 2.0. But will the sales talent keep pace? HR leaders will play a major role in success of the Sales 2.0 But what about new HR metrics for sales organizations? Contrast "revenue performance" with " sales pipeline."

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The Biggest 2013 HR Challenge for Sales is 2014

SBI Growth

Talent management is a top priority for HR leaders who support sales organizations. But a recent interview with a HR leader revealed another level of sales leader support. At first, it may not seem like an HR leader would be involved in shaping sales force structure. The sales organization must continually adapt.