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	<title>Barrett Sales Blog &#187; Sales Management</title>
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		<title>Collaboration &#8211; The New Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/572/sales-management/collaboration-the-new-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Competition was voted by you as the number 7  Sales Trend for 2010.  Over the coming years, we will see collaboration become the new competition.  Markets around the world are crying out for collaboration as innovation and differentiation become scarce in a sea of commoditised products and services.
Sales people who see themselves as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is internal competition eating away at your sales results?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/560/sales-management/is-internal-competition-eating-away-at-your-sales-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales Talent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many sales cultures are traditionally based on respect for authority, status and success, and encouraging competitive, challenging and achievement-oriented atmospheres.  Although this is not true for all businesses, especially in the 21st Century!  There are a growing number of businesses adopting more collegiate, lead team approaches.  However, despite different types of cultures, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you create future sales superstars?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/554/sales-management/how-do-you-create-future-sales-superstars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/554/sales-management/how-do-you-create-future-sales-superstars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Talent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many of us entered our sales careers with our eyes wide open?  Fully aware of what it takes to be an effective sales person &#8211; ably resourced with the tools, processes, plans and support essential to our success.  Knowing full well what you were getting yourself into.
For most, if not all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Sales Managers need to work on the business, not just in the business</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/516/sales-management/why-sales-managers-need-to-work-on-the-business-not-just-in-the-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/516/sales-management/why-sales-managers-need-to-work-on-the-business-not-just-in-the-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 06:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Playing “catch up” is a common challenge for organisations of all sizes.  Whether you have enjoyed a period of rapid growth and prosperity, or encountered some unexpected obstacles or losses, with little warning, businesses can discover that their decision making and activity has become very reactive.  Too much time is spent putting out spot fires [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s channel stuffing and why is it problematic?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/494/sales-management/what%e2%80%99s-channel-stuffing-and-why-is-it-problematic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How much do you actually sell? How profitable are your sales? How accurately can you forecast your sales results? How many ‘returns’ do you receive? How often do you need to discount? How often are you left with old stock? What are your sales cycles? Are your sales people rewarded on volume only or on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Measuring and managing the right things in sales</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/339/sales-management/measuring-and-managing-the-right-things-in-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/339/sales-management/measuring-and-managing-the-right-things-in-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who wants to work with accountable, responsible, and self-directed sales people?  Of course we all want these types of sales people in every sales team.  Yet, most businesses do not support this by setting up their sales team to clearly measure and manage their sales performance.
Sales performance management begins with accurate role descriptions and perception, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The coming together of sales leaders in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/315/sales-management/the-coming-together-of-sales-leaders-in-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/315/sales-management/the-coming-together-of-sales-leaders-in-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to attend the inaugural Optimising the Sales Force Conference (http://www.osf2009.com.au), along with over 120 high level sales leaders across Australia.  I was privileged to be part of the panel of international and local experts presenting on sales effectiveness where we explored the latest research on sales strategy, leadership, learning and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s delivering your sales training?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/301/sales-management/whos-delivering-your-sales-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/301/sales-management/whos-delivering-your-sales-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You cannot fake real sales experience and sales wisdom.  It is one of the professions that is the hardest to teach and train because without real life sales experience you are at risk of being seen as inauthentic.
To help you make the best choice when it comes to selecting the right sales trainer let’s consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why developing your Sales Managers is the key to your sales success</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/294/sales-management/why-developing-your-sales-managers-is-the-key-to-sales-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/294/sales-management/why-developing-your-sales-managers-is-the-key-to-sales-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It may surprise you to discover that many Sales Managers learn how to be a Manager on their own.
According to the latest international study on Sales Training and Sales Force Effectiveness,  many Sales Managers are given very little or no support when it comes to being a competent, effective Sales Manager.  In fact, many Sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The cost of poor sales selection</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/197/sales-management/the-cost-of-poor-sales-recruitment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2009/197/sales-management/the-cost-of-poor-sales-recruitment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 07:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever done the math on how much sales recruitment costs you, especially when you get it wrong?
If you are like most managers then chances are you haven’t.  So let’s consider the costs, overt and covert, involved in sales recruitment.
If you don’t know it already, sales recruitment is one of the toughest assignments around.  [...]]]></description>
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