What does the agenda of your sales kickoff (SKO) look like? If it’s full of powerpoint sessions announcing product or company updates, you could be missing an opportunity to address skill gaps and elevate the performance of your team.
Take a look at these insights from Vorsight, Art Sobczak and Aberdeen Group that will help ensure your SKO is structured in a way that drives results.
A couple of weeks ago I was listening to a podcast. It was talking to sales leaders, discussing how leadership development has moved into a critical state. In most companies, too many sales leaders are new to their role – and fresh to management. The company has spent a lot of time, money, and energy … Continue reading “Leadership Training Has Gone From: Nice To Have, To Absolutely Critical”
We’re approaching the end of sales kickoff season. Companies have brought their sales teams together, and have started planning new go-to-market strategies. They’ve added new product features, benefits, and new territory plans to their sales bags. With the best companies (unfortunately, most companies don’t do this enough), there is a new skills-based learning deployed at … Continue reading “Post-Sales Kickoff Prospecting Slump? Now What?”
I was in Nelson, British Columbia recently for an extreme skiing trip in the Selkirk Mountains. I had the opportunity to live on top of Baldface Mountain for a week with 46 other CEOs, and it was incredible to listen to the pitfalls, challenges, best practices, and opportunities in each of their businesses.
I’ve been fielding a lot of questions and calls over the last few weeks – and there’s no question that every Chief Revenue Officer is panicked. Outside of their annual referring revenue (the billings they need to protect from the core), there’s always a gap, and they all have to start at zero every year … Continue reading “Starting The Year at Zero: You’re Behind. Now What?”