5 Basic Sales Coaching Questions

Why Demanding Performance Doesn't Work

Whether it was your first job, your current job or somewhere in between, we’ve all worked with the demanding manager at some point in our lives. The demanding manager approaches employee leadership with a do-it-because-I-said-so mindset. If your parents were anything like mine, then seeing that phrase just sent you on a flashback to your childhood. As a..

The 5 Types of Coaching

In an ideal world every manager would have the time, focus and energy to coach every one of his or her employees as often as needed. Unfortunately there are many other things like proposals, presentations, budget planning, RFP, sales reporting, hiring, firing, employee training, etc. that can steal your time, attention away from employee coaching. However coaching is not..

 Brewers Spring Training

Yesterday kicked off the Brewers 15th season of spring training in the Cactus League at Maryvale ballpark. The Brewers opener against The San Francisco Giants ended as a sister kisser. But, like any fan will tell you, early spring games aren’t about the results, they’re about getting the players out on the field, getting back into shape, seeing the ball well, hitting the..

Top 5 Ways to Drive Performance

Coaching requires managers to possess a variety of skill sets. It is incumbent upon each manager who coaches the employees to better performance to be conscientious of the core skill sets that make a great coach. The following are the top five skill sets a great coach must possess: