Let Sales Superstars Be Sales Superstars: No Way Out Of The 80/20 Rule

If you’ve been reading and implementing the advice in these posts, you’ve done a great deal of talking with your underperformers and have maybe even gotten rid of a few of them. Tough choices, no doubt.
You’ve then most likely spent considerable time training the remainder of your team, starting with your two most talented sales [...]

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Pareto’s Legacy: Adapt Your Strategies Based On The Talents Of Your Best Sales People

The 80/20 rule—or the Pareto Principle—tells us that our best results, 80% of productivity, would come from just 20% of our efforts. As a top sales manager, how do you work around this knowledge so that your team of 10 sales people could improve itself to be on par with your two best sales superstars?
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The Importance Of The 80/20 Rule In Becoming A Top-Performing Sales Manager

Being a top sales manager means being above average, which translates to getting more done with less effort. That’s what distinguishes a top sales manager from a mediocre one. But how do YOU become a top sales manager? You apply the 80/20 rule.
But first things first – what exactly is the 80/20 rule? The 80/20 [...]

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