Among manufacturers, the concept of Lean is well established and practically universal in its application. Along with Six Sigma and Just In Time (JIT), these approaches have transformed the manufacturing world so profoundly that it’s no longer possible to compete in manufacturing without some version of these practices in place.
I often talk about the importance of developing a sales system that is consistent, scalable, and continually improved.
But I haven’t really addressed the question of what happens when it’s NOT sustainable. The cost of not being sustainable is high, and, unfortunately, the vast majority of sales systems are not.
You won’t even go to the grocery store without it, yet you expect your high performing sales teams to do their best work without this tool. What is it? A checklist, of course.
Your sales process is a vital element of your success. A process that’s simple, sustainable, and scalable can make you the author of your own fate.
Recently, a partner contacted us to request a new feature in Membrain. He outlined a common problem on many sales teams - too many close dates being moved over and over again without progress and no good way to track or manage these changes.
Most of our “sales processes” are failing us. There are a couple of core reasons we’ve found. First, sales people don’t pay attention to them or execute them poorly. This post isn’t for those people.
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