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Why Great Players Don’t Always Make Great Leaders

Why Great Players Don’t Always Make Great Leaders

by Michelle Richardson | Feb 7, 2016 | Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement

It seems logical—you need to fill a sales management position, so you promote the top performer on your sales team....

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Build a Top Performing Sales Team in 2016

Build a Top Performing Sales Team in 2016

by Michelle Richardson | Nov 2, 2015 | Sales Hiring and Retention, Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement

Great sales teams don’t just happen. They are carefully built... Sales is the heartbeat of your organization and it’s...

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The Questions to Ask Yourself When Your Reps Aren’t Using CRM

The Questions to Ask Yourself When Your Reps Aren’t Using CRM

by Michelle Richardson | Sep 15, 2015 | Sales Coaching, Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement, Sales Team Motivation

Ok. So you’ve implemented CRM believing that it would answer all of your forecasting prayers. But it hasn’t. Not yet,...

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Shifting the Bell Curve: Turning B-Players into A-Players

Shifting the Bell Curve: Turning B-Players into A-Players

by Michelle Richardson | Aug 3, 2015 | Sales Coaching, Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement

Hyper Focus on Revenue, Good or Bad? I had an interesting conversation recently with a global VP of Sales who warned...

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Reducing the Anxiety of Aggressive Sales Targets [Infographic]

Reducing the Anxiety of Aggressive Sales Targets [Infographic]

by Michelle Richardson | Jul 29, 2015 | Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement, Sales Team Motivation

You Want Me to Sell How Much? Getting buy-in from your sales team for an aggressive target isn’t about selling an idea...

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Sales Performance Improvement: 3 Ways to Elevate Your Win Rate

Sales Performance Improvement: 3 Ways to Elevate Your Win Rate

by Michelle Richardson | Jul 17, 2015 | Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement

Marketplace challenges have many sales teams struggling to meet performance goals, but even those teams that consider...

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5 Ways Loyal Customers Drive Revenue

5 Ways Loyal Customers Drive Revenue

by Michelle Richardson | Jul 2, 2015 | Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement

The importance of superior customer service in customer retention is not a new concept—as long as there have been...

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6 Signs You May Need to Rethink Your Sales Strategy

6 Signs You May Need to Rethink Your Sales Strategy

by Michelle Richardson | Jun 9, 2015 | Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement

Sometimes admitting when we are headed in the wrong direction can be difficult. But doing the same thing over and over...

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6 Practical Tips for Protecting Profit Margin

6 Practical Tips for Protecting Profit Margin

by Michelle Richardson | Jun 1, 2015 | Sales Culture, Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement

Competing with lower-priced competition is a reality that’s only going to become more prevalent as the global...

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How to Coach Your Sales Team to Adapt to 3 Changing Market Realities

How to Coach Your Sales Team to Adapt to 3 Changing Market Realities

by Lisa Rose | May 20, 2015 | Sales Coaching, Sales Leader Blog, Sales Performance Improvement

New technologies mean that the marketplace is constantly shifting, and an ever-evolving market will require your sales...

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