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	<title>Barrett Sales Blog &#187; Sales Management</title>
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	<description>everybody lives by selling something.</description>
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		<title>Turning Underperformers Into Sales Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2012/1756/sales-management/turning-underperformers-into-sales-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clarity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Underperforming sales people plague sales managers and organisations in every industry sector. Over the decades business leaders have adopted an assortment of tactics to combat and address this issue, with most showing little in return. Some large businesses have a policy to let go of the bottom 10-20% of sales performers each year and replenish with new sales blood. Other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Athletes, Top CEO&#8217;s and Pop Stars Have in Common</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1526/sales-management/what-do-elite-athletes-top-ceos-and-pop-stars-have-in-common/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elite athletes, pop stars, top selling writers, politicians, Fortune 100 CEO&#8217;s all have one thing in common…they hire coaches to help them achieve their goals faster and become or maintain their &#8216;number one&#8217; status. Elite performers see the value their coach brings to their craft. They know their coach will help them gain and create insights that transform their performance. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why B2B Buying Decisions Are Taking Longer Than Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1467/sales-management/why-b2b-buying-decisions-are-taking-longer-than-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindful selling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are companies taking longer to make buying decisions or does it come down to impatience on the part of the B2B sales person, in a hurry to reach their sales targets? It seems nowadays buying decisions are taking longer to make than in previous years.  This slow purchasing process isn’t just happening at the enterprise level in large scale businesses, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking Sales Incentives &#8211; The Science of Motivation</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1232/sales-management/rethinking-sales-incentives-the-science-of-motivation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/1232/sales-management/rethinking-sales-incentives-the-science-of-motivation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[‘Rethinking Sales Incentives’ was voted as the Number 8 Sales Trends for 2011. Incentive programs, commissions and bonuses have been synonymous with sales teams for at least the last 50 years.  However throwing more money at sales teams to perform better, especially in these more complex and creative times may be a thing of the past. While the ‘carrot and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can a sales manager be an effective sales coach?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/864/sales-management/can-a-sales-manager-be-an-effective-sales-coach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/864/sales-management/can-a-sales-manager-be-an-effective-sales-coach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Talent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coaching usually focuses on two areas of development to achieve excellence: skills and performance. Excellence in performance is knowing the right processes to apply in the right situation, coupled with the personal insight to know how to apply them wisely.  An effective sales coach is there to help people achieve excellence and realize many more benefits. However to be an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 the year of Sales leadership and Integrity</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2011/753/sales-management/2011-the-year-of-sales-leadership-and-integrity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In December 2010 we published The 12 Sales Trends of 2011 and invited readers to vote on what they thought would be the most important trends in sales for this year.  Thank you to everyone who shared their views and voted.  Every month we will explore one of the trends in more detail, starting with the trends voted as most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why hiring or keeping the 600lb sales gorilla is a mistake</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/719/sales-management/why-hiring-or-keeping-the-600lb-sales-gorilla-is-a-mistake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/719/sales-management/why-hiring-or-keeping-the-600lb-sales-gorilla-is-a-mistake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attitudes & Behaviours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics & Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teamwork]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many years the legend of the 600lb sales gorilla or Alpha sales superstar has been strutting the hallways and boardrooms of businesses.  Often revered for achieving top of the league ladder sales results, yet feared by many for their aggressive, manipulative, ego centric, demanding, intimidating antics, countless CEO’s and sales managers have allowed these sales prima donnas to remain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much training should I give my sales team?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/691/sales-management/how-much-training-should-i-give-my-sales-team/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/691/sales-management/how-much-training-should-i-give-my-sales-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Highly effective sales people and teams do not happen by chance.  A study by Aberdeen Group (2009) of 8,500 top performing companies with a turnover in excess of $50 million, showed that the highest performing of these in each of their industries provided their sales teams with no less than 8 days of focussed sales training per year, and this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When should we appoint a Sales Manager?</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/654/sales-management/when-should-we-appoint-a-sales-manager/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/654/sales-management/when-should-we-appoint-a-sales-manager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many start ups and small businesses having a full time sales manager in place is not a viable option.  Firstly, there is usually no one to lead and manage in the sales function however, the function of sales management should be on your ‘To Do List’ as a business owner/manager even if you are sales managing yourself.  Paying attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why we should put the Trainer back into Sales Management</title>
		<link>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/630/sales-management/why-we-should-put-the-trainer-back-into-sales-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.barrett.com.au/blogs/SalesBlog/2010/630/sales-management/why-we-should-put-the-trainer-back-into-sales-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Barrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Up until 20 years ago, a key function of a sales manager’s role was the regular training of their sales people.  What did this look like?  Well, something like this: weekly 1 hour power training sessions for the sales team focusing on honing key skills, bi-monthly half day or 1 day sessions drilling down on account planning, strategy, market and [...]]]></description>
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