The Key Principles For Sales Leadership

Mastery Of Soft Skills Typifies Great Leaders

David Mattson, President and CEO of Sandler, shows how to make that happen in his new book, SCALING SALES SUCCESS: 16 Key Principles For Sales Leaders, published by Sandler Training.

Based on Mattson’s extensive experience, the book introduces sixteen principles that need to be part of the development plan for every leader.  His priority in assembling these principles has been to help sales leaders master the leadership skills that enable them and their teams to post dramatic, scalable, and sustainable increases in revenue over an extended period.  The principles work in developing effective sales leaders in any industry.

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THE 16 KEY PRINCIPLES FOR SALES LEADERS

1. Lead with Integrity Know what one stands for and communicate accordingly
2. Don’t Get Emotionally Involved Disengage from the drama
3. Check Your Own Pipeline First Keep an eye out for talent; avoid the most common onboarding mistakes
4. Model and Coach Excellence with Private Meetings Use one-on-one discussions to support growth and development
5. Tap Into the Why Find out what drives people on a personal level
6. Begin with Their Point of View Understand and respect behavioral style and perspective
7. Be Strategically Inquisitive Ask questions that clarify all the important issues
8. Respect Their Truth Accept that there are other points of view and that people are just as passionate about their opinion
9. Build Tomorrow’s Leaders Set people up for success
10. Make Accountability the Norm Create a culture of accountability
11. Create Team Ownership of Ideas and Solutions Leverage the wisdom and creativity of the team; give others the credit
12. Don’t Wimp Out Set priorities that go beyond one’s comfort zone
13. Develop the Right Processes and the Tools That Support Them Create and implement playbooks
14. Macromanage Let people do their jobs
15. Become a Learning Team Commit to personal and professional development
16. Be Ready for Anything Plan, prepare, and then be flexible

These are the building blocks of effective leadership, which is what makes scalable revenue growth possible. Learning to grasp and follow these rules takes practice, but by committing them to practice every day, one’s true leadership potential will emerge.

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