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Volume IX, Issue 15
November 10, 2011 |
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Education of a sales team starts with the manager. Having a clear and concise message that you can easily and effectively translate to your team will ultimately impact their performance. Education is not just about products or services, it's about selling skills, finding the pain, understanding process and implementing solutions. I have built hundreds of sales teams and have managed thousands of sales people across the globe, in every imaginable industry and no matter what field or product you are selling, it always comes down to the same key elements. If you can educate your team on what is needed to become successful, their ability to succeed will increase immensely. Motivation is a key skill set for every manager. Motivating people to perform at their highest level is essential if you want to build a team of winners. I am a huge sports fan and have coached teams for 25 years, both boys and girls, at the highest levels of competition. The greatest tool I can give to my players is encouragement through motivation. Players, teams and sales people must believe in themselves. They must believe in the company and the product they represent. Motivation takes effort, and it takes focus, but the results can be tremendous. Communication at every level is essential in management. In sales, it becomes a daily requirement between many different departments and people. The successful manager communicates constantly up and down the chain, constantly keeping his sales team informed on activities, successes and issues. Communication is not just a requirement; it's the lifeline to teamwork. Many sales people are very independent individuals. They thrive on being able to change and adapt, but without communication from management they may not know the direction of change and become disconnected. Without focus and direction they will not succeed. Care, truly caring about the people who work for you, is a skill I don't see often enough in managers. Taking a genuine interest in the people that work for them is a skill that needs to be monitored daily. Many sales managers forget about the people behind the business card. They forget about the struggles involved in selling and living in a tough economy. They focus only on corporate goals and forget about the individuals that can make them successful. Great leaders have interest in the people around them; they care about personal goals. They work not only to help sales people achieve quota, but they work to help their sales people achieve personal growth and success. These four key principles seem so simple because they are so simple. If you break it down into simple tasks and take full ownership of your role as a manager, and find the time to Educate, Motivate, Communicate and really Care about your team, your team will reward you with achievement and personal growth as well. Being a leader is not easy and it's not for everyone. Being a leader takes patience and it takes a true understanding of people as individuals, caring about what they want in life and how they view success. To be a good leader you need to know what your sales people see as success and what they want to achieve. You may be surprised that your views and goals are not aligned. You can only find out if you sit down and communicate on a business and personal level. I constantly preach about personal accountability and believe that if a sales manager truly takes accountability for his position and his team, the rewards are endless. You will grow as a manager, as a leader and as a person. I have had the opportunity to mentor many managers and sales people and the common denominator for Success is E=MC². You don't have to be a genius to make this equation work. You just have to follow this simple formula and success will follow.
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