Chapter 2. Sales Force Assessment and Strategy

This chapter presents a sales force productivity framework that can be used to evaluate the status of a sales organization and develop a comprehensive statement of strategy.

In this chapter, you will learn:

  • What key questions to ask when assessing your sales force

  • How the sales force productivity drivers—the decisions sales managers make and the processes they use—affect the entire selling organization

  • How to measure, both qualitatively and quantitatively, five key dimensions of your selling organization: the productivity drivers, people and culture, sales force activity, sales force results, and company results

  • What measurement tools or ''health checks'' are useful in assessing your sales force

  • How ...

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