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What Sales Team Standards Do You Fight For?

Lance Cooper by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | on December 30, 2008 | about Coaching, Attitudes, Beliefs & Inspiration | 1 Comments
What Sales Team Standards Do You Fight For?

When we go to a restaurant, we expect the service and food to meet a certain standard.  When we watch our favorite college sporting team, we expect a certain level of play; and, perhaps a certain win/loss record.  When we live we do so at a certain standard of living.  And, when we put on a belt or a piece of clothing, we have certain...

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Do Real Salespeople Say “If, Can’t, or Try?

Lance Cooper by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | on December 25, 2008 | about Attitudes, Beliefs & Inspiration | 0 Comments
Do Real Salespeople Say “If, Can’t, or Try?

Today, while traveling from Knoxville to Memphis for Christmas, my mother-in-law called us on her cell phone.  Some of you are thinking that can’t be a good thing.  Actually, I’m lucky it usually is a good thing.  We are fortunate in several ways in our relationship.  Smitty is in good health, she can out walk most women on a golf course half...

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A Crushed Spirit Dries Up the Bones: Be Kind AND Direct

Lance Cooper by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | on December 19, 2008 | about Coaching, Attitudes, Beliefs & Inspiration | 1 Comments
A Crushed Spirit Dries Up the Bones: Be Kind AND Direct

“Please describe what happened in your last meeting with our customer Mr. Handy?”  “How much time did you spend last week calling your leads for appointments?”  “What networking strategies have you put into place?”  What are your key activities for next week.  When Misty asked you to help her last Tuesday, how did you respond?” 

Confronting...

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Sales Management - What’s Coaching All About?

Lance Cooper by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | on December 12, 2008 | about Coaching, Attitudes, Beliefs & Inspiration | 1 Comments
Sales Management - What’s Coaching All About?

It’s all about the people you coach - the people in your company - the people you serve - your customers, prospects, clients ... THEM.  It’s not about you.

And, that’s not easy to remember, but it’s even more difficult to be this way.  But, you can.  You will.

When “what you do” becomes about you, you begin to stress, to fear, to take, to...

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13 Ways Sales Managers Coach Poorly

Lance Cooper by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | on December 09, 2008 | about Coaching | 0 Comments
13 Ways Sales Managers Coach Poorly

Sales managers coach poorly when exhibiting the following behaviors. 

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1.  Throw new salespeople into a job without a well thought out training and ramp up process.
2.  Do not help a salesperson develop a sales plan.
3.  Do not care about their salespeople as individuals.
4.  Focus on meeting budget numbers instead of achieving...

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Coaching the Best - The Sales System

Lance Cooper by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | on December 05, 2008 | about Coaching | 2 Comments
Coaching the Best - The Sales System

What’s a system?  It’s a bunch of connected pieces which work together in an organized manner - one that produces a certain state.  We cooperate or exist within systems in everyday life.  Examples include solar systems, financial systems, and digestive systems.  The purposes and proper functioning of these systems create an effect upon our...

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