Sales Futurists Roundtable – How to Achieve Your 2020 Sales Goals With Fewer Resources

 
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We understand that in most organizations, the the sales manager has become pivotal. They are driving the sales team, which is the company’s engine room. The primary objective of a professional sales manager needs to be: “To achieve consistently superior results through the performance of every key individual.”
And yet, according to recent research by the Sandler Research Center
43% of sales managers do not receive effective training prior to taking up the role.
1 in 3 sales managers last 3 years or less in the role.
32% replied that the ongoing training that sales managers receive is “Not Effective” or “Not Very Effective”
34% said that sales management is not effective or not very effective at coaching and only 12% are “very effective” and yet this is THE most critical SM skill
38% said that sales management is not effective or not very effective at recruitment/onboarding skills