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    The 90-Day Sales Manager Playbook: How to Start Strong and Succeed
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    The 90-Day Sales Manager Playbook: How to Start Strong and Succeed

    As a new sales manager, your first 90 days will either set you up for success—or create challenges that you will need to fix down the road. Whether ...

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    Handling Sales Objections with “Yes and…” Instead Of “Yes but…”
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    Handling Sales Objections with “Yes and…” Instead Of “Yes but…”

    How often do you respond to a prospect’s objection with “Yes, but…” and turn an intelligent conversation into a defensive debate? Prospect: “We’re ...

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    Intelligent Conversations
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    Living Above The Line

    As I was rereading Bradley Sugars book, “Instant Systems" I revisited a topic that often gets pushed under the table. You can't control what happens, ...

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    How Much To Budget For Sales Training
    FEATURED ARTICLE

    How Much To Budget For Sales Training

    If you’re on a calendar year, your VP of Sales is probably preparing their budget for next year. How much will they put in for sales training? How ...

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    The Recruiting Strategy That Builds Winners
    Coaching & Training
    The Recruiting Strategy That Builds Winners

    Building a coaching culture isn't just about what happens after a hire; it's about attracting the right ...

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    How Great Sales Managers Develop Future Leaders
    Coaching & Training
    How Great Sales Managers Develop Future Leaders

    As a sales manager, your legacy isn't defined by your personal numbers, the deals you helped close, or ...

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    How to Measure Coaching Success
    Coaching & Training
    How to Measure Coaching Success

    In a competitive sales landscape, consistent performance and career growth don’t happen by accident, but ...

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    Coaching for Development vs. Coaching for Production
    Coaching & Training
    Coaching for Development vs. Coaching for Production

    In today's hyper-competitive business landscape, the difference between mediocre and exceptional sales ...

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    Manage Agreements, Not People
    Coaching & Training
    Manage Agreements, Not People

    As a sales leader, you're walking a tightrope every day, driving consistent results while giving your ...

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    A Sales Manager’s Blueprint for Coaching and Accountability
    Coaching & Training
    A Sales Manager’s Blueprint for Coaching and Accountability

    In today's sales environment, leaders face unprecedented challenges—hybrid teams working across time ...

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    How to Build an Effective Onboarding Program That Drives Results
    Sales Hiring
    How to Build an Effective Onboarding Program That Drives Results

    Hiring the right salesperson is just the beginning. Without a solid onboarding process, even top talent ...

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    Final Interview Questions That Reveal the Best Candidate
    Sales Hiring
    Final Interview Questions That Reveal the Best Candidate

    Hiring the right salesperson isn’t just about assessing skills—it’s about finding someone who aligns ...

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    Optimize Your Sales Hiring with the 6-Minute Phone Screen
    Sales Hiring
    Optimize Your Sales Hiring with the 6-Minute Phone Screen

    Hiring the right salesperson is about finding someone who can thrive in your sales environment. That’s ...

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    How to Use Sales Assessments to Predict Success Before You Hire
    Sales Hiring
    How to Use Sales Assessments to Predict Success Before You Hire

    What if you could predict a candidate’s success in your sales role before you even hire them? This is ...

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    Find the Perfect Sales Hire with the Fit Factor Interview
    Sales Hiring
    Find the Perfect Sales Hire with the Fit Factor Interview

    Hiring the right salesperson isn’t just about experience or technical skills—it’s about fit. The ...

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    How to Find the Right Candidates for Your Growth Strategy
    Sales Hiring
    How to Find the Right Candidates for Your Growth Strategy

    Your ability to find and attract top-tier salespeople directly impacts your bottom line. Period.

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    Sales Hiring as a Growth Strategy
    Sales Hiring
    Sales Hiring as a Growth Strategy

    Hiring great salespeople has never been more critical—or more challenging. The stakes are high. A single ...

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    How to Build a High-Performing Sales Team
    Leadership & Management
    How to Build a High-Performing Sales Team

    Every CEO dreams of a sales team that delivers results seamlessly—hitting targets, closing deals, and ...

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    Balancing Short-Term Wins and Long-Term Growth in Sales Coaching
    Coaching & Training
    Balancing Short-Term Wins and Long-Term Growth in Sales Coaching

    Every sales manager knows what it feels like to train for a marathon while competing in daily sprints. ...

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    No-Excuse Culture: How to Foster Accountability on Your Sales Team
    Coaching & Training
    No-Excuse Culture: How to Foster Accountability on Your Sales Team

    In sales, the difference between good and great often comes down to one crucial factor: accountability. ...

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    The 90-Day Sales Manager Playbook: How to Start Strong and Succeed
    Professional Development
    The 90-Day Sales Manager Playbook: How to Start Strong and Succeed

    As a new sales manager, your first 90 days will either set you up for success—or create challenges that ...

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    Avoid Job Posting Clichés
    Sales Hiring
    Avoid Job Posting Clichés

    Intelligent Conversations is not a salesperson recruiting company. We teach companies a different way to ...

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    The Importance of Questions
    Sales Techniques
    The Importance of Questions

    Just as salespeople can easily get wrapped around the gears of talking about features and benefits, ...

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    Coaching to Reach Decision Makers
    Sales Techniques
    Coaching to Reach Decision Makers

    It is obvious that more sales will happen if your team starts the conversation with people who have the ...

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    Psyched to Sell
    Sales Techniques
    Psyched to Sell

    How excited is your sales team? How passionate are they about your product or service? There's nothing ...

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    Cost Per Opportunity
    Qualification & Discovery
    Cost Per Opportunity

    As the old saying goes, management gets what management measures. What would happen if you put some ...

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    Sales Process Vs. Sales Methodology
    Sales Process
    Sales Process Vs. Sales Methodology

    How consistent is your sales process? Does every sales person understand what they need to do to achieve ...

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    Does Your Sales Forecast Shrink?
    Sales Process
    Does Your Sales Forecast Shrink?

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    Intelligent Conversations
    Sales Techniques
    Re-framing Pricing Conversations

    Salespeople run into many common challenges and a difficult one to artfully overcome is the pricing ...

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    Are Your Sales Managers Proactive or Reactive?
    Sales Techniques
    Are Your Sales Managers Proactive or Reactive?

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    Remote Selling In Era of 'Social Distancing'
    Prospecting
    Remote Selling In Era of 'Social Distancing'

    Here are two videos I posted on LinkedIn as the coronavirus forced salespeople to work remotely. The ...

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    Is the MVP of Your Sales Team like Giannis Antetokounmpo?
    Sales Hiring
    Is the MVP of Your Sales Team like Giannis Antetokounmpo?

    Who is the MVP of your sales team? Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where our office is headquartered, happens to ...

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    Self Limiting Beliefs in Sales and How to Coach Through Them
    Sales Hiring
    Self Limiting Beliefs in Sales and How to Coach Through Them

    One of the common stumbling blocks we see holding salespeople back is self-limiting beliefs that prevent ...

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    Creating a Client Scorecard
    Qualification & Discovery
    Creating a Client Scorecard

    We have been working with a lot of our middle market clients lately on implementing or refining ...

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    Coaching Ruts and How to Get Out of Them
    Sales Methodologies
    Coaching Ruts and How to Get Out of Them

    Every sales manager we talk to says, "I coach my team all the time." But their idea of coaching often ...

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    Goals-Based Coaching
    Sales Process
    Goals-Based Coaching

    Do your sales leaders keep it simple when it comes to setting goals for their team? One of the common ...

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    Living in the Land of Ahs
    Sales Techniques
    Living in the Land of Ahs

    One of the things that absolutely destroys sales is when the buyer perceives a lack of confidence in the ...

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    What Makes Your Sales Team Likable, Knowledgeable, and Memorable
    Sales Techniques
    What Makes Your Sales Team Likable, Knowledgeable, and Memorable

    Salespeople and sales leaders often ask us: "What can I do to stand out?" This is particularly important ...

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    The Importance of Simplicity
    Prospecting
    The Importance of Simplicity

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    Creating a Healthy Coaching Environment in Sales
    Sales Hiring
    Creating a Healthy Coaching Environment in Sales

    One of the barriers sales leaders encounter when trying to establish a consistent coaching rhythm with ...

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    Wanted – Humble Sales People
    Sales Hiring
    Wanted – Humble Sales People

    One of the challenges when you're hiring salespeople (or coaching them) is the dichotomy between being ...

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    Two Great Sales Lessons From the Film Free Solo
    Sales Techniques
    Two Great Sales Lessons From the Film Free Solo

    A few weeks ago I was flying across the country, and was able to watch the Oscar-winning film Free Solo. ...

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    Leveraging Sales Enablement Practices that Drive Performance
    Sales Hiring
    Leveraging Sales Enablement Practices that Drive Performance

    How much focus do your sales managers put on conversation speed and tonality when they coach their ...

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    How to Retain High Performing Sales People
    Sales Hiring
    How to Retain High Performing Sales People

    Over the years you may have noticed a difficulty in keeping your highest performing sales people on your ...

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    How Many All-Stars Do You Have on Your Sales Team?
    Professional Development
    How Many All-Stars Do You Have on Your Sales Team?

    The NBA All-Star game is upon us and it should be a great display of athleticism. Some argue that the ...

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    5 Old School Sales Habits of High Performers
    Professional Development
    5 Old School Sales Habits of High Performers

    I have the privilege every week of coaching and working with high performing sales people. I also coach ...

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    Everything you want to know about sales compensation, but were afraid to ask
    Professional Development
    Everything you want to know about sales compensation, but were afraid to ask

    For companies who operate on a calendar year, now is the time when sales leaders are asked to review and ...

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    It’s Sales, There Are No Participation Medals
    Professional Development
    It’s Sales, There Are No Participation Medals

    New data from Objective Management Group (OMG) suggests that while the top 10% of millennials are just ...

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    Building Your Virtual Bench
    Sales Hiring
    Building Your Virtual Bench

    As we head into the fourth quarter you should have a pretty clear line of sight on how things are ...

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    Building a Culture of Sales Accountability
    Sales Hiring
    Building a Culture of Sales Accountability

    When we talk with CEOs about sales accountability at their companies, we usually hear stories about ...

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    Getting Ready for the Final Sales Push of 2016
    Leadership & Management
    Getting Ready for the Final Sales Push of 2016

    In early August I wrote an article titled the Dog Days of Summer where I focused on how difficult it is ...

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    10 Activities Sales Managers Should Focus On
    Professional Development
    10 Activities Sales Managers Should Focus On

    When I talk with CEOs, I often hear them complaining about how their sales managers are always busy, but ...

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    Where Should CEOs Invest Their Sales Training Dollars?
    Coaching & Training
    Where Should CEOs Invest Their Sales Training Dollars?

    A question that I often hear when speaking with CEOs is where should they invest in training? When I ask ...

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    What Should CEOs Worry About When Hiring a New Sales Manager?
    Sales Hiring
    What Should CEOs Worry About When Hiring a New Sales Manager?

    In last week’s post we talked about growing your company to the point where it makes sense to hire a ...

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