Key skills to make sales managers better developers of salespeopleGet out of the firefighting business and into the business of developing the people who develop your profits. Successful salespeople rightfully become sales managers because of superior sales records. Yet too often these sales stars get stuck doing their old sales job while also trying to juggle their manager role, and too often companies neglect to train their sales managers how to excel as managers...

Sales may have chosen you--and you’ve suddenly found yourself in a profession you’re not fully prepared for. Learn how to navigate your career effectively with this invaluable resource.Sales training expert and author Chris Lytle offers advice and inspiration new salespeople might have missed when they skipped the career-planning stage--and provides the tools you need to fast-track your sales success.Filled with money-generating strategies, humorous yet ins...

Johnny, a bully at school who has always dreamed of being a Mixed Martial Arts fighter so that he can beat others up for a living, is excited to hear UFC legend Chris Lights Out Lytle speak to his class. He is confused though when he hears Chris talk about hard work and leadership and not hurting people. Chris then teaches Johnny that using your strength to help people is always better than hurting them. Will Johnny continue down the same path hes been on, or will he start using his streng...

Sales managers play the most significant role in the development and success of their salespeople. Too often, they are promoted because of their true sales skills but get trapped doing their old sales job while trying to do their new manager job. These sales managers are the forgotten rookies. They get the least amount of training of any employee in a company and their success in selling doesnt always translate into success in sales management. The Accidental Sales Manager explains the Sal...

Sales training doesn’t develop sales champions. Managers do.The secret to developing a team of high performers isn’t more training but better coaching. When managers effectively coach their people around best practices, core competencies and the inner game of coaching that develops the champion attitude, it makes your training stick. With Keith Rosen’s coaching methodology and proven L.E.A.D.S. Coaching Framework™ used by...

Mornings are a madcap time for many of us. We wake up in a haze—often after hitting snooze a few times. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing a cup of coffee, dashing off a few emails, and dishing with our coworkers around the water cooler. By the time the workday wraps up, we’re so exhausted and defeated that any motivation to accomplish something in th...

The lifeblood of your business is a constant flow of new accounts. . .no matter how much repeat business you get from loyal customers.Packed with tested strategies and anecdotes, New Sales. Simplified. offers a proven formula for prospecting, developing, and closing deals.With refreshing honesty and some much-needed humor, sales expert Mike Weinberg examines the critical mistakes made by most salespeople and executives, th...

This book is designed for sales managers who struggle within a corporate environment that doesn’t always support them or their development needs. Whether you are a sales executive, senior sales leader or a new, experienced or aspiring sales manager I’m confident you will find this book to be a valuable guide to consult whenever you are experiencing problems. Front line sales managers are facing unprecedented change. Managers are dealing with increased demands to do more with less and are s...

Named one of 100 Leadership & Success Books to Read in a Lifetime by Amazon EditorsThe world’s most trusted guide for leaders in transitionTransitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. Missteps mad...

Many of us breathe a grateful TGIF when Friday rolls around, envisioning a weekend full of both productivity and refreshment. Yet too often our precious weekends seem to disappear, eaten up by unproductive work or leisure that fails to energize us. Monday morning comes too fast, finding us still unrested, with too much still undone.Time management expert Laura Vanderkam, continuing her series on What the Most Successful People Do, shows how we can take control of our weeke...

The third mini-ebook by the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast reveals how a few simple changes can make you more productive and fulfilled in your career.In her bestselling mini-ebook What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, Laura Vanderkam showed us how to take advantage of our often ignored morning hours to achieve our dreams.Then in the sequel, What the Most Successful People Do on th...