Sales Management

Sales leadership faces a once-in-a-generation challenge in responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Past crises are instructive for showing the way forward and for suggesting management’s [...]

Lisa Wicklman, Business Efficacy Partner, introduced the vital tactics sales managers must execute during challenging times. Many managers are unaware of what they need to do well to have maximum [...]

Why are sales organizations so reticent to give Sales Managers the skills before the output is required? (3 minute duration)

Three tips for Sales Leaders during the pandemic, plus three tips for shaping highly effective Sales Management teams ongoing. (5 minute duration)

By: Linda Maxwell, Business Efficacy CEO and Co-Founder We are all new to the unique situation the coronavirus has put upon us. None of us can say we’ve “been there, done that.” However, there [...]

You lean back in your chair and smile… your game plan looks brilliant. Your investment in the new sales tool/process/program is “fool proof”: Launch at Sales Kickoff with a big [...]

Most people in sales management were promoted because they were high performing salespeople. They are highly skilled, extremely confident, and motivated to succeed. After starting their new role, [...]

Sales managers are always on the lookout for a better, faster, or smarter way to drive sales. They consistently turn to familiar solutions—sales training, technology tools, recognition and [...]

Can managers of sales managers who possess strong coaching and leadership skills really be blind to their key opportunities to have impact? Yes! While most are doing what they believe makes a [...]

Pipeline is a measure of sales activity effectiveness and is the discipline of analyzing sales effectiveness. Salespeople and sales managers who agree with this principle can gain a competitive [...]

There’s a new trend emerging in the world of sales management. More people believe sales managers matter and that they can be the difference maker! It’s about time that awakening happened. Now [...]

When is the last time you said to yourself, “how did that person get picked for the job?” It’s not uncommon for management to make poor hiring decisions when filling critical [...]

Pipeline management wins the prize for causing the most unneeded confusion and frustration by both sales management and salespeople. As I work with all levels of sales management in both small [...]

Managers today have more information than ever; but there are obstacles that hinder the actions that can drive an increase in sales. At times there is so much data that the important information [...]