To succeed, you learn to sell through leading, not lead through selling; the transition is not peaceful, it’s painful. It is also rewarding Transitioning from salesperson to sales leader is not peaceful- it’s painful. Many salespeople struggle with it because of the emotional turbulence it comes with; to succeed they must learn and change. Tragically,
“But they have just come from a training; why aren’t they performing?” A common lamentation among managers in an organization, upset as to why the newly trained, highly charged, novice salesman isn’t closing business. These managers are unaware that sales people (on recruitment and after training) need an incubation period. Selling is much akin to
The qualities of a good sales manager are different. The person who finds themselves in the position of sales manager more often than not gets shocked by the transition. The qualities of a good sales manager are unusual. A sales manager’s job is not everyone’s cup of tea. Selling isn’t a desk job and management
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