A 2009 Sales Performance Optimization Survey done by CSO Insights reported that only 58.8% of sales people were meeting their quotas in 2009.If only half of your company’s sales force is hitting their numbers the important question becomes, how do we increase sales? The average number of phone calls and meetings has already increased significantly throughout recent years but even with this..

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We need it. Plain and simple, we need to build performance EVERY DAY in our business and in our people. To be successful, sales coaching must be a dedicated effort across all departments and management levels. There are so many fundamental reasons why organizations need to coach its amazing we do not have more organizations with formal coaching programs. Here is a brief list of reasons why..

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There is certainly some gray area between management and coaching, and when each type of leadership is needed. Here is a rough example, if an employee is continuously late for work, reprimanding them is probably a management issue. There is not really a performance issue to be addressed per se. On the other hand, an employee who constantly misses deadlines may be lacking time management skills...

Defining a sales coaching culture at any organization can be nebulous as well as ambiguous. A coaching culture can take on the appearance of many different faces. There are however, specific attributes that will illustrate if an organization has truly created a coaching culture.

Training our staff can be expensinve, and time consuming.  Protect your investment by reinforcing the training.  Below are 6 easy ways to provide training reinforcment for your staff.

I spoke with two managers this week that had what I call "Defining Moments". They both overcame some anxiety with coaching and successfully confronted issues by asking questions and getting employees to see what they need to do to perform more effectively. The key is top open your mind to what we all need to confront and overcome and the rest gets easier.