Mike Kunkle

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Once you arrive, then you can lead and manage your practice. Then, when possible (based on top-down support and leadership appetite), you can evolve to the Adaptive Maturity Level (which crosses the border into Performance Consulting and delivers the most value and ROI).

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 30, 2023

Enablement professionals don’t market, they don’t sell, and we don’t directly manage front-line sellers nor sales managers. At least in those organizations, the enablement team was not seen as critical in difficult times or able to support the sales force in getting better results in a crunch.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 3, 2011

Order Your Copy Of The Little Book Of Leadership Today! Tweet Share The Little Book of Leadership is now available! Filed Under: Attitude , Customer Loyalty , Leadership , My Books Tagged With: book on attitude , business social media , corporate sales training , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , selling skills.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 31, 2011

Book Release Event Photos. Tweet Share Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the book release event for Social BOOM! Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Dont let your next sales meeting suck!

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Mike Kunkle

JULY 4, 2022

There’s another alignment and partnership opportunity that gets a lot less airplay yet has equal or greater potential to drive sales results: the alignment and partnership between Sales Enablement and Front-line Sales Managers (FLSMs). Engaging Front-line Sales Managers. Sponsorship and support is critical.

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Mike Kunkle

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Recent lay-offs have shown that the oft-coveted “seat at the table” with executive leadership can’t be taken for granted. Access to a Growing Library of 4+ Hours of Video Content , teaching the Building Blocks of Sales Enablement framework. Once you arrive, then you can lead and manage your practice.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Overcoming Objections , Sales , Sales Management Tagged With: corporate sales training , customer loyalty training , customer service training , gitomer , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , professional sales training , selling with social media. Leadership. Sales Management.

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Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 11, 2017

How Do I Get Promoted to Sales Manager? But sales is a labor-intensive job. Instead, do a few little things every day to flex your leadership muscles and still meet goal. 5 Ways to Get Promoted to Sales Manager. The “work” of a sales leader is helping people -- so that’s a good place to start.

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Sales Gravy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This hard-hitting and thought provoking episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast features a deep conversation on the state of sales leadership. With so much data coming at sales leaders these days, the failure to separate fact from hype, can create faulty assumptions leading to poor decisions.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 17, 2011

FREE E-Book: The Little Book of Listening. I’d like to help you get better at listening by giving away one of my free e-books: The Little Book of Listening. Note: By submitting your information, you also agree to receive Jeffrey Gitomer’s Sales Caffeine. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 30, 2013

Tweet It occurred to me that most people who write about leadership are no longer leaders. To me, leadership is multifaceted. ” Just empty leadership-created words and phrases. So, if you’re a boss, manager, or leader of some kind, listen up. But there are degrees of leadership effectiveness.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Starbucks | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer’s Books.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 3, 2011

Relate | Top Sales Trainer | Best Sales Trainer | Top Leadership Trainer. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Eric has both work ethic and ethics and this book conveys a message of timely urgency.

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Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, Jeb Blount (People Follow You) sits down with Helen Fanucci author of the brand new book, Love Your Team, to discuss what sales leaders must do to retain talent build and stronger teams through human connection. Hiring the right salespeople is a huge challenge for sales leaders.

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Mike Kunkle

AUGUST 8, 2023

Barrier 4: Resistance to Change (And Lack of Change Management) It’s human nature to resist change, and this resistance can be a formidable barrier to growth. So can the absence of purposeful change leadership and management. Change leadership is a key tent for growth and organizational success.

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Hubspot Sales

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Sales management is one of the most difficult jobs out there. Your responsibilities span the organization -- along with the VP or director of sales, you're working with people in Product, Marketing, HR, and so on. Most importantly, managers are responsible for the individual and collective success of their salespeople.

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Mike Kunkle

MAY 30, 2023

Be as cunning as the serpent yet as gentle as the dove.” ~ Adapted from Matthew 10:16 (in the Bible) An example: If you don’t have top-down support to hold front-line sales managers accountable to reinforce the qualification methodology you’ve implemented, and you don’t see a performance lift from the effort, you know why.

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Account Manager Tips

AUGUST 14, 2022

Key account manager attributes 10 essential skills for key account managers and where to learn them for free 1. Leadership 7. Sales Find the course that's right for you How to identify your skill gaps Define success What goals do you need to achieve? Leadership To be a leader, you don't need to have a title.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 16, 2013

Tweet REALITY QUESTION FOR SALES MANAGERS: Why would you, as a leader, take an improving salesperson who is having the best year of their career, and tell him or her they’re “not making enough calls”? You’re an idiot who knows nothing about leadership, coaching, or creating winners. Why not do something to actually help?

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 10, 2011

Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Eric has both work ethic and ethics and this book conveys a message of timely urgency. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer’s Books.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 19, 2011

For more sales training tips, click here to get my weekly sales Ezine – Sales Caffeine. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Sales Bible.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I’m talking about the leadership qualities needed to succeed: the action items, principles, and skills to employ so leadership works. But there are degrees of leadership effectiveness. Your ability to master these leadership skills are in direct proportion to your ability to lead. Leadership. Sales Videos.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Eric has both work ethic and ethics and this book conveys a message of timely urgency. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer’s Books.

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Nutshell

MARCH 31, 2023

As a sales manager, you want to stay up to date with the latest sales trends, keep up with your sales skills and knowledge, and continually build your management and leadership expertise. There are lots of resources out there that can help you do this, from blogs to books to podcasts to newsletters.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JUNE 2, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Leadership , My Books Tagged With: gitomer , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , leadership , professional sales training , sales leadership , selling skills. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck!

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Jeffrey Gitomer

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Customer Loyalty , General , Generating Referrals , Sales Tagged With: attitude training , corporate sales training , little black book of connections , professional sales training , sales presentations , sales training , selling skills. Get Sales Blog Updates. Leadership.

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

This is understandable when you consider that data shared in the Harvard Business Review suggests that 90% of decision makers won’t respond to cold calls, according to Sales Leadership Forum. Compounding this issue is sales reps can spend up to 40% of their time looking for somebody to call, according to Insidesales.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 21, 2011

Tweet Share I just read this quote: “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” The quote should say, “One of the MANY keys to successful leadership today is influence.” REALITY: There is no one key to leadership. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 23, 2011

— the easy answer is: Read one creativity book each quarter, prepare for your sales calls the night before with internet research, and practice by forcing yourself to come up with five ideas. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Sales Bible.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

JULY 29, 2011

Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Eric has both work ethic and ethics and this book conveys a message of timely urgency. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer’s Books.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 21, 2011

It’s funny how so much of what salespeople are taught by their sales managers and uplines, etc. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! The Sales Bible.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 22, 2011

Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Eric has both work ethic and ethics and this book conveys a message of timely urgency. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer’s Books.

Leadership 116

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Jeffrey Gitomer

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Eric has both work ethic and ethics and this book conveys a message of timely urgency. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer’s Books.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

MAY 9, 2011

Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Reviving Work Ethic is a book that is direly needed by both employers and employees alike. Eric has both work ethic and ethics and this book conveys a message of timely urgency. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer’s Books.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 31, 2011

Filed Under: Attitude , Customer Loyalty , Generating Referrals , My Books , Sales , Success Tagged With: attitude training , book on attitude , building trust , gitomer , how to sell , Jeffrey gitomer , jefrrey gitomer , professional sales training , sales. Sales professionals need to remember that!

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Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 24, 2011

Tweet Share Everyone has heard the word “branding,” but no one really understands what it means in terms of its everyday power — not even the people who write books on it. Leadership. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Dont let your next sales meeting suck! Jeffrey Gitomer’s Books.

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Upland

MAY 4, 2023

When you know your sales velocity, you also know what an achievable quota looks like. Avoid These Sales Behaviors to overcome challenges to sales velocity Sales management reinforces bad behaviors that drive sales inefficiency by primarily measuring on ‘sales activity.’

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