Program Agenda

Lesson 1: Managing Sales Performance (Part 1)

  • Your role as a sales manager
  • Characteristics of high performing sales organizations
  • Establishing performance expectations
  • Implementing a behavior-based sales performance management systems
  • Identifying performance indicators
  • Distinguishing between behavior and results

Lesson 2: Managing Sales Performance (Part 2)

  • Monitoring key performance indicators
  • Determining causes of performance gaps
  • Taking appropriate management actions
  • Using Sales Performance Causes/Actions decision tool
  • Factors in setting priorities for management priorities
  • Using Sales Team Performance Analysis and Development Action Plan tools

Lesson 3: Sales Coaching (Part 1)

  • Coaching Activity Profile self assessment
  • Strategic vs. tactical coaching
  • Strategic coaching process
  • Developing a sales coaching plan
  • Using the Skills/Knowledge assessment 
  • Allocating coaching time based on ROI

Lesson 4: Sales Coaching (Part 2)

  • Creating a coaching culture
  • Overview of 5-step sales coaching process
  • Performing pre-coaching call briefing to set expectations
  • Best role for a sales manager during a coaching call
  • Rescuing a sales rep without damaging their confidence or damaging the customer relationship
  • Conducting productive coaching conferences

Management Tools

Professional Sales Management includes the following tools, planners and assessments:

  • Sales Performance System
  • Sales Team Performance Analysis
  • Causes/Actions Flow Chart
  • Development Action Plan
  • Coaching Activity Profile (comprehensive self-assessment of 30 key sales coaching behaviors and skills)
  • Skills/Knowledge Profile
  • Coaching Visit Planner
  • Skill Development Plan
CourseDates / TimesPriceOrder
Sales Coaching (Sept 2013) Series of 3 Live Online Training Sessions:

Lesson 1 – Wed, Sept. 11, 1-3 PM (EDT)
Lesson 2 – Wed, Sept. 18, 1-3 PM (EDT)
Lesson 3 – Wed, Sept. 25, 1-3 PM (EDT)
$895.00

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