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		<title>Give Them What They Want</title>
		<link>http://leslent.com/2012/02/06/give-them-what-they-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to motivating your team a good place to start would be to understand what drives them in the first place. All too often sales managers think the number one motivator for sales professionals is money. There has been lots of research indicating that while compensation is important it is far from being the most important.

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		<title>The Longest Time in a Sales Manager&#8217;s Life&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been said the longest time in a sales manager’s life is the time from when they first lose faith in someone until the day they do something about it. That “something” is often parting ways. This happens for many &#8230; <a href="http://leslent.com/2012/02/02/the-longest-time-in-a-sales-managers-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leslent.com&amp;blog=14487164&amp;post=379&amp;subd=leslent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Worst Habits of Sales Managers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading a team of people to produce at a high level is no easy task. Sales Managers receive little to no training. Usually promoted from within (typically top producers) they are tapped to lead the tribe. “Just show ‘em how you did it”. This is a response I’ve heard too many times to count from senior management when asked about management training. <a href="http://leslent.com/2011/11/30/3-worst-habits-of-sales-managers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leslent.com&amp;blog=14487164&amp;post=367&amp;subd=leslent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Between Passive &amp; Aggressive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les Lent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too many deals don't get done because when it's time to ask for the business it gets done too passively or worse too aggressively. In between the two lives Assertive.  <a href="http://leslent.com/2011/08/29/between-passive-aggressive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leslent.com&amp;blog=14487164&amp;post=361&amp;subd=leslent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LinkedIn or LeftOut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les Lent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LinkedIn celebrated two milestones this past month. First it turned 8 years old, and second it went public—in a big way!

For today’s sales professional LinkedIn has become a must do! What other website lets you network, generate leads, pre-call plan and build your personal brand all at one time? Jeb Blount summed it up best in his book People Buy You “LinkedIn is the most important networking tool in history”. 
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		<title>Nobody Likes a Quitter &#8211; Not Even Your Prospects</title>
		<link>http://leslent.com/2011/05/04/nobody-like-a-quitter-not-even-your-prospects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 20:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les Lent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some interesting statistics out there about the number of calls a sales person will make on a prospect before throwing in the towel. These stat’s have been quoted by a number of reliable sources. &#62;48% of sales people &#8230; <a href="http://leslent.com/2011/05/04/nobody-like-a-quitter-not-even-your-prospects/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leslent.com&amp;blog=14487164&amp;post=341&amp;subd=leslent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Reasons Why Thank You Notes Work</title>
		<link>http://leslent.com/2011/04/04/3-reasons-why-thank-you-notes-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les Lent</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been reminded, several times, just how important hand written thank you notes can be in the business world. When I work with sales professionals as a coach,  or when I meet someone new and start to build a &#8230; <a href="http://leslent.com/2011/04/04/3-reasons-why-thank-you-notes-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leslent.com&amp;blog=14487164&amp;post=337&amp;subd=leslent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure</title>
		<link>http://leslent.com/2011/03/09/susan-g-komen-race-for-the-cure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les Lent</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sales Coach International has a team! We (my family and business partner&#8217;s family) are running in this years Susan G. Komen Race for Cure in Sacramento. You can help by donating here. And you don&#8217;t even have to run!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leslent.com&amp;blog=14487164&amp;post=324&amp;subd=leslent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So&#8230;What Are You Going to DO About It?</title>
		<link>http://leslent.com/2011/01/18/so-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les Lent</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I wrote a very short post entitled  &#8220;3 Things  Effect Your Growth&#8221;. Pretty straight forward: Who you meet, what you learn and the action you take. So&#8230; who did you meet this year? Who I met: &#8230; <a href="http://leslent.com/2011/01/18/so-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leslent.com&amp;blog=14487164&amp;post=285&amp;subd=leslent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You Go First</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Les Lent</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Want more referrals from your clients? You go first. Think of your clients, customers and contacts. Can you refer someone in your data base to another someone in your data base? Looking for more recommendations of your work on the &#8230; <a href="http://leslent.com/2010/12/27/you-go-first/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leslent.com&amp;blog=14487164&amp;post=282&amp;subd=leslent&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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