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Why Are Your Sales People Not Selling As Expected? (Part 1)

Anthony Cole Training

I think that is a better title and really addresses the real issue – Why are Some of the People that You Hire, Train, Coach, Pay and Invest In Performing at a Level That is Lower Than Expected? Certainly, you did not hire them with that intention. Will be tough to hire, they are happy where they are. Is it a goal problem?

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"Old Tools" Work Really Well in Sales Management

Anthony Cole Training

Business Intelligence - Gather data about what your people are doing so that your coaching can be focused and intentional. Sales Forecasting - In today''s world that means pipeline. Recruiter - Not everyone you hire is going to stay with you and not everyone you hire is going to work out. Carmel Festival.

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Sales Habits, Sales Managers and Changing Habits

Anthony Cole Training

Using the right technology and using it well can help a director increase their span of influence and free up their time so they can have more interactions with their people that are meaningful and intentional instead of data gathering. E.g. “So, what’s in your pipeline?”. Hiring the right person is similar to investing.

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3 Ways to Improve Interviewing Your Next Sales Candidate

Anthony Cole Training

So far in this series of articles about hiring sales people I've covered the following: Why is recruiting so damn hard. 4 Mistakes in Hiring. Typically when we work with sales organizations to upgrade their sales force through improved hiring we help them first map the recruiting process. 2 steps to avoid unnecessay interviews.

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Sales Success? Evaluating the Why's and Why Nots

Anthony Cole Training

hiring sales people (6). sales pipeline (1). Pipeline volume ( link to evaluate current pipeline quality ). I then ask this rather sharp-stick-in-the-eye question: "Did you hire them this way or did you make them this way?". Evaluate every possible new hire before you start the interview process. Comment. *.

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5 Keys to Building Successful Sales Teams - Keep Them Motivated

Anthony Cole Training

The non-definitive list of things you can do to KEEP your team motivated (assuming you hired motivated people): Help them stay motivated. Doubting their intentions. Motivation/desire/passion is an inside-out job. Bad sales meetings. Unrealistic goals. Micro–managing. Changing compensation plans. Keep recognizing.

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On the Verge of Sales Success

Anthony Cole Training

hiring sales people (6). sales pipeline (1). Remember when you hired your people, you hired them because you believed that they would be successful. Always be looking to hire the best talent even when you dont need them and hire those that you cannot afford. Eliminate 96% of Your Hiring Mistakes?!?

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