5 Must Haves to Increase Sales for Business, Executive or Sales Coaches
5 Must Haves to Increase Sales for Business, Executive or Sales Coaches
Some might say certification. Wrong because in my experience during the last 10 years and that of my colleagues the only person who asks about coaching certification is another certified coach.
Others might say terrific sales skills. Wrong because until these skills only comprise 20% of what you need with the other 80% being will to succeed.
What I know to be true is that you must have these 5 must haves:
Must Have #1 – Process
Your solution needs to be processed based in that it is a replicable series of steps that are directed to a desired result and can be continuously improved. Many coaches fail to embrace a process and therefore they are unable to deliver consistent and sustainable results. The key here is sustainability. This process is reinforced by the next element.
Must Have #2 – Tools
The tools that you infuse within your practice are extremely critical to your success. These tools reinforce your process and create a natural alignment. Imagine for a moment a 21st farmer on his knees using his fingers to manually dig the holes and plant the seeds. Now compare him with a farmer who has the high tech combine and can plant tens of acres in a day. As a coach, your tools must be the best of the best while delivering the results that your clients want and need. Your coaching tools should include:
Must Have #3 – Support
No one can go it alone. You must have support to help you continue working with your clients. This support should come from several resources:
Must Have #4 – Ongoing Professional Development
With knowledge expanding at what appears to be lightening speed, you as an executive coach, business coach or sales coach must do your best to keep up with that knowledge. Having access to ongoing learning opportunities especially when they can be facilitated by your peers gives you an incredible advantage.
Must Have #5 – Detailed Strategic Action Plan
For some, this might be a no brainer, but from my experience many coaches truly do not invest the necessary time in planning their success. By taking the time to plan your business, you are investing the time not to fail. With over 90% of all businesses failing in the first 10 years, having a goal driven strategic action plan that looks to sales, marketing, customers, growth & innovation, management & leadership and financials.
By having these Five Must Haves, your coaching practice will increase sales and even better, you will become the Red Jacket in the Sea of Gray Suits.
5 Must Haves to Increase Sales for Business Executive or Sales Coaches - To learn more about this author, visit Leanne Hoagland-Smith's Website.
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If you could name just 5 must haves to increase sales for your coaching practice, be it executive, business or sales, what would you name.
Some might say certification. Wrong because in my experience during the last 10 years and that of my colleagues the only person who asks about coaching certification is another certified coach.
Others might say terrific sales skills. Wrong because until these skills only comprise 20% of what you need with the other 80% being will to succeed.
What I know to be true is that you must have these 5 must haves:
Must Have #1 – Process
Your solution needs to be processed based in that it is a replicable series of steps that are directed to a desired result and can be continuously improved. Many coaches fail to embrace a process and therefore they are unable to deliver consistent and sustainable results. The key here is sustainability. This process is reinforced by the next element.
Must Have #2 – Tools
The tools that you infuse within your practice are extremely critical to your success. These tools reinforce your process and create a natural alignment. Imagine for a moment a 21st farmer on his knees using his fingers to manually dig the holes and plant the seeds. Now compare him with a farmer who has the high tech combine and can plant tens of acres in a day. As a coach, your tools must be the best of the best while delivering the results that your clients want and need. Your coaching tools should include:
- Curriculum
- Audio reinforcement
- Assessments
- Goal setting and goal achievement worksheets
- Miscellaneous tools such as positive belief statements (positive affirmation statements)
Must Have #3 – Support
No one can go it alone. You must have support to help you continue working with your clients. This support should come from several resources:
- Producer of your tools
- Producer of your assessments
- Fellow coaches (Colleagues)
- Mentors
- Strategic partnerships
Must Have #4 – Ongoing Professional Development
With knowledge expanding at what appears to be lightening speed, you as an executive coach, business coach or sales coach must do your best to keep up with that knowledge. Having access to ongoing learning opportunities especially when they can be facilitated by your peers gives you an incredible advantage.
Must Have #5 – Detailed Strategic Action Plan
For some, this might be a no brainer, but from my experience many coaches truly do not invest the necessary time in planning their success. By taking the time to plan your business, you are investing the time not to fail. With over 90% of all businesses failing in the first 10 years, having a goal driven strategic action plan that looks to sales, marketing, customers, growth & innovation, management & leadership and financials.
By having these Five Must Haves, your coaching practice will increase sales and even better, you will become the Red Jacket in the Sea of Gray Suits.
5 Must Haves to Increase Sales for Business Executive or Sales Coaches - To learn more about this author, visit Leanne Hoagland-Smith's Website.
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Leanne Hoagland-SmithAre your sales where you want them to be? Will you be one of the few who achieves sales or business success or one of the many who have failed to change? Are you tired of being told you are like everyone else? Then you may find my first book on sales of interest. Be the Red Jacket in the Sea of Gray Suits, The Keys to Unlocking Sales available at Amazon or at http://www.processspecialist.com/red-jacket.htm. This book is a reflection of my no-nonsense approach to improving sales to overall business results. If you are truly committed to making sustainable changes, then I can help you secure a positive return on your investment because I focus on executable solutions not telling you the problems you already know you have. From training to corporate (group) coaching to executive one on one coaching, my approach is to assess, create awareness, build a goal driven action plan and then execute. The bottom line question is "Not do you or your employees know it, but do you or they want to do it?" Please call for a free strategy session at 219.759.5601. - Visit Leanne Hoagland-Smith's Website |
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Linda RichardsonLinda Richardson is the Founder and Executive Chairwoman of Richardson, a global sales training and performance improvement company. As a recognized leader in the industry, she has won the coveted Stevie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sales Excellence and she was identified by Training Industry, Inc. as one of the “Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals.” Ms. Richardson is credited with the movement to Consultative Selling and is the author of ten books on selling and sales management, including Sales Coaching — Making the Great Leap from Sales Manager to Sales Coach, and Stop Telling, Start Selling. She teaches sales and management at the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton Executive Development Center. Linda is a frequent speaker at industry and client conferences, has been published extensively in industry and training journals, and has been featured in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Nation’s Business, Selling Power, Success, and The Conference Board Magazine. Learn more about Richardson's sales training and performance improvement solutions at http://www.richardson.com web - Visit Linda Richardson's Website |
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David AchesonDavid Acheson is the founder of DCJA Consultancy. DCJA Consultancy is a management consultancy business specialising in B2B sales consultancy. They offer bespoke and packaged sales consultancy including Sales Optimisation Review, Interim Sales Management, Sales & Marketing Review, 1:1 Sales & Management Staff Analysis, Management Training, Solution Sales Training, Creation of New Pay Plan, KPI's, run Customer Feedback Campaigns, assist with Recruitment, Coaching, Appraisals and set up Strategic Marketing Campaigns. David spent his early career in accountancy and then moved into sales in 1982, working in Office Equipment, IT, Advertising, Training, Outsourcing and Consultancy. He has held many Senior Positions in SMBs and Global Organisations including Head of Sales Operations & Head of Business Development. His knowledge, skills and great experience of the Sales Industry has led to David making keynote speeches and running educational sessions to key businesses through organisations including The Chamber of Commerce and Business Link. - Visit David Acheson's Website |
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Dave KurlanDave Kurlan is the founder and CEO of Objective Management Group, Inc., the industry leader in sales assessments and sales force evaluations, and the CEO of David Kurlan & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in sales force development. Dave has been a top rated speaker at Inc. Magazine's Conference on Growing the Company, the Sales & Marketing Management Conference and the Gazelles Sales & Marketing Summit. He has been featured on radio and TV, including World Business Review with General Norman Schwarzkopf, in Inc. Magazine, Selling Power Magazine, Sales & Marketing Management Magazine and Incentive Magazine. He is the author of Mindless Selling and Baseline Selling – How to Become a Sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know about the Game of Baseball. He created and wrote STAR, a proprietary recruiting process for hiring great salespeople, and he writes Understanding the Sales Force, a popular business Blog and is a contributing author to The Death of 20th Century Selling and 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Volume 2. - Visit Dave Kurlan's Website |
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George LudwigGeorge Ludwig is a recognized authority on sales strategy and peak performance psychology. An international speaker, trainer, and corporate consultant, he helps clients like Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories, Northwestern Mutual, CIGNA, and numerous others improve sales force effectiveness and performance. Though it's George's strategies and processes that help corporations increase productivity and performance, it's his tremendous energy and dynamism that spark the transformation. Again and again, clients remark on his amazing ability to unleash human capacity and inspire men and women to break out of their comfort zones. The result is a whole new type of salesperson. His customized presentations teach achievers to make stunning advances in their lives. From helping salespeople realize cherished dreams to helping corporations exponentially accelerate revenue streams, George Ludwig leaves audiences and individuals empowered, emboldened, and clamoring for more. George is the best-selling author of Power Selling: Seven Strategies for Cracking the Sales Code and Wise Moves: 60 Quick Tips to Improve Your Position in Life & Business. - Visit George Ludwig's Website |
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John BrennanJohn Brennan Ed.D. Dr. Brennan is President of Interpersonal Development, LLC, a training and development firm. Interpersonal Development has provided sales training and coaching to more than 3,000 sales reps from over 100 companies. A native of Australia, Dr. Brennan received his doctorate from the University of Rochester. His dissertation researched the effectiveness of Behavioral Modeling Technology in training people in interpersonal skills. While he has spent most of his career designing or delivering training, he was also a Vice-President of Sales of a training and development franchise with operations in 25 markets. Dr. Brennan has designed and delivered sales training in North America, Asia, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. He has been a guest speaker at numerous national and regional professional conferences. When Microsoft wanted Best Practices articles on sales for their web site, they called Dr. Brennan. The results are at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX011387391033.aspx His firm’s clients have included Volvo, The Prudential, Merrill Lynch, Eastman Kodak, Gannett, Equifax Europe, the Economist Group and countless small businesses. - Visit John Brennan's Website |
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Anne BarrAnne Barr has over 26 years experience in sales and marketing, six years as a franchisee. She has assisted over 367 business owners and purchasers to achieve their goals in career change, transition and exit strategy. She holds the designation of Certified Franchise Executive from the International Franchise Association, Certified Business Intermediary from the International Business Brokers Association and Board Certified Broker from the Texas Association of Business Brokers. Anne is active in professional organizations, networking groups and volunteers for non-profit entities. As owner/operator of four successful businesses, Anne has proven people skills and enjoys helping clients find the right "fit" in business ownership. Visit www.FranchiseOpportunitySpecialist.com for more information about me and my company. - Visit Anne Barr's Website |
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Dianne CramptonDianne Crampton is an executive leadership coach, team culture consultant, author and president of TIGERS Success Series, Inc. Dianne has been helping CEO's and Executives connect their employees to their core values and goals for over 20 years using the trademarked TIGERS team culture process, which stands for trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk and success. To download a free white paper on behaviors that build strong teams and behaviors that will predictably tear them down go here. Dianne's contribution to the 2010 Pfeiffer Consulting Journal (an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Publishers) entitled TIGERS Hearted Teams is available in November 2009. Her new book TIGERS Among Us: 5 Winning Business Team Cultures And Why, Three Creeks Publishing will release in March 2010. To receive publishing discounts, subscribe to the free TigerTracks Newsletter here. - Visit Dianne Crampton's Website |
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