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Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions

A Tactical Playbook for Managers and Executives

Keith Rosen

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Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions
Defining the Coach's Role+
Mindset: Conquering Fear+
Customizing the Strategy+
Empowering Salespeople+
The Enrolling Process+
Delivering Feedback+

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Question 1 of 8
What is the primary difference between a trainer and a coach in the context of developing a sales team?
  • A. A trainer provides market research, while a coach identifies areas for improvement.
  • B. A trainer provides specific exercises like role-playing, while a coach ensures the training is understood and applied over time.
  • C. A trainer focuses on the employee's personal growth, while a coach focuses strictly on quarterly sales goals.
  • D. A trainer conducts weekly sales meetings, while a coach handles daily administrative and managerial tasks.
Question 2 of 8
According to the text, what is the most effective way for a sales manager to banish the fear of missing targets?
  • A. By setting higher, more aggressive future goals to motivate the team.
  • B. By focusing solely on past successes to build their own confidence.
  • C. By shifting their focus away from future outcomes and concentrating on the present moment.
  • D. By delegating goal-setting responsibilities directly to the sales force.
Question 3 of 8
How should a great sales coach view the relationship between expectations and possibilities?
  • A. They should focus strictly on expectations because they outline what will definitely happen.
  • B. They should let go of expectations and instead put their energy into creating possibilities.
  • C. They should turn every possibility into a strict expectation to drive performance.
  • D. They should ignore both concepts and focus strictly on daily cold call quotas.
Question 4 of 8
What key coaching mistake did Jack, the sales manager, make when working with his team?
  • A. He failed to provide any measurable value or actionable advice during his coaching sessions.
  • B. He refused to help his salespeople prepare call templates and openers when they asked for help.
  • C. He assumed everyone needed to be pushed to achieve more, failing to customize his strategy to each individual's personal wants and needs.
  • D. He spent too much time focusing on employees' personal lives instead of their professional targets.
Question 5 of 8
Why does the author advise managers to stop handing out well-thought-out solutions to their employees' problems?
  • A. Because the manager's solutions are usually out of touch with modern market trends.
  • B. Because it takes too much time away from the manager's own personal sales quotas.
  • C. Because employees are more likely to resent managers who act like they know everything.
  • D. Because it reinforces a cycle of dependency where employees fail to learn how to troubleshoot on their own.
Question 6 of 8
Which of the following is an example of a 'solution-oriented question' rather than a 'problem-focused question'?
  • A. 'Why can't you get this right?'
  • B. 'What went wrong with that client call?'
  • C. 'How can you do this better next time?'
  • D. 'Who is responsible for this recent mistake?'
Question 7 of 8
In the 'enrolling' process for coaching, what is the purpose of using words like 'imagine,' 'think about,' or 'consider'?
  • A. To show the opportunity and expand the employee's vision of what is possible.
  • B. To politely point out the employee's past mistakes without causing offense.
  • C. To ask for the employee's authorization to move forward with coaching.
  • D. To establish the manager's authority and position in the conversation.
Question 8 of 8
How does the author suggest managers improve the way they offer praise to their team members?
  • A. By offering praise publicly during weekly sales meetings to motivate the whole team.
  • B. By replacing generalized statements like 'Good job!' with specific observations about what the person actually did.
  • C. By tying praise directly to financial bonuses and commission structures.
  • D. By praising the final outcome of the sale rather than the process used to achieve it.

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Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions Summary & Overview

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions (2008) is the sales manager’s guide to coaching salespeople and learning how to build powerful connections among your sales force. You’ll learn how to empower your team, let go of your fears and become a highly effective sales coach.  

Who Should Listen to Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions?

  • Sales managers
  • Entrepreneurs looking to build an effective sales force
  • Consultants, trainers and coaches

About the Author: Keith Rosen

Keith Rosen is the CEO of Profit Builder, a company specializing in sales and coaching training. Inc. magazine and Fast Company named Rosen one of the top five most influential executive coaches.

 

© Keith Rosen: Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions copyright 2008, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Used by permission of John Wiley & Sons Inc. and shall not be made available to any unauthorized third parties.

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