BEST Snippet - Elevating Sales Teams Through Effective Leadership - Wesleyne Whittaker

Building Elite Sales Teams

Summary

Join Lucas Price as he speaks with Wesleyne Whittaker, founder of Transformed Sales, about developing sales managers into effective leaders and coaches. Wesleyne shares her journey from chemist to sales expert, emphasizing the importance of process-oriented approaches. They discuss common pitfalls in managing front-line leaders, the significance of mindset shifts, and creating individualized coaching plans. The conversation also underscores the need for a culture of continuous learning and the role of upper management in championing change.

Take Aways

• Sales managers often lack essential management and leadership skills as organizations focus more on tactical training for sales reps.
• Initiating open, honest conversations to identify skill gaps is crucial for creating individualized coaching plans for sales managers.
• Newly promoted sales managers need a significant mindset shift and should spend their initial period engaging in research and discovery within their teams.
• Organizations should use data-driven assessments to measure management effectiveness and create customized development programs.
• Persistence in training and development efforts is key—celebrate small wins to maintain momentum and foster a supportive learning culture.

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