Tag Archives: salespeople

New Sales Conversations Helped Us Regain Our Competitive Edge

Posted on Tue, May 1, 2012 by Sales Leadership Blog

Often it’s difficult to realize and accept that changing your business approach could be beneficial or necessary – especially if your company is well-established and an industry leader.
Thanks to changing healthcare regulations and growing … Continue reading →

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Predictions and Priorities for Social Business in 2012 – Part I

Posted on Thu, January 19, 2012 by Sales Leadership Blog

My pet peeve about the annual predictions ritual is that they lack context for action. It’s nice to know that tablets and big data are important — but what should you do about it?
So here’s my attempt at not only forecasting but also to pro… Continue reading →

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A Plan to Onboard New Sales Hires

Posted on Wed, January 11, 2012 by Sales Leadership Blog

It’s Monday morning and your newest salesperson is starting in an hour. What are you going to do? Show her the coffee machine and new desk and go about your business? Turn her away and ask her to come back another day?
Sometimes, it seems like it’s eas… Continue reading →

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Transitioning from Sales to Management

Posted on Wed, January 4, 2012 by Sales Leadership Blog

The Harvard Business Review article, “Selling is Not About Relationships,” (the title is misleading) categorizes sales people into 5 buckets:

Relationship Builders focus on developing strong personal and professional relationships and advocates across… Continue reading →

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How to Succeed as a Sales Manager

Posted on Wed, December 21, 2011 by Sales Leadership Blog

As a sales manager and leader, are you measuring the right metrics for sales success?
At Vantage Point Performance, we recently wrote a book based on a groundbreaking research study we conducted about the metrics that leading sales forces are using to … Continue reading →

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Why Sales Success Starts with Credibility

Posted on Thu, November 10, 2011 by Sales Leadership Blog

There are four very basic sales management questions that a great front line or senior sales leader should be able to answer “yes” to:
1) Do your people trust you?
2) Do they have clarity on overall strategy?
3) Do you make yourself available to them?
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3 Sales Management Challenges & How to Solve Them with Science

Posted on Wed, October 12, 2011 by Sales Leadership Blog

Are great salespeople born, or made? With today’s advanced scientific sales analytics and measurement tools, sales managers can actually find out.
First, behavioral assessments give sales managers insight into a salesperson’s nature and psy… Continue reading →

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