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Improving Sales Performance

Matt Sunshine
The Center For Sales Strategy
Talent Bank
Leadership
Sales Performance
Coaching
Executive Coaching
Talent Focus Management
Execution In Sales Leadership
Peer Groups
Growth Collective
Turnover
Feedback
Sales Process
Sales Coaching
Innate Talent
Sales Talent Assessment
Hiring For Potential Vs Performance
Referrals
Company Culture
Performance Improvement Plan

Looking for sales performance strategies? Hoping to grow revenue? Join Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy, where he and industry experts work toward a singular goal: Improving Sales Performance.

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Nearly every sales organization is experimenting with AI. Very few are seeing its full potential.

In this episode of Improving Sales Performance, Matt Sunshine explores why most companies remain stuck in "AI experimentation mode" and what sales lead... more

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Not every opportunity in your pipeline is a real opportunity.

In this episode of Improving Sales Performance, Matt Sunshine shares how top sales managers separate qualified deals from wishful thinking before inaccurate forecasts and stalled opportun... more

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Holding your team accountable doesn't have to create stress or fear.

In this episode of Improving Sales Performance, Matt Sunshine explores the difference between accountability and pressure, and why the best sales managers know how to create one wi... more

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The best sales managers aren't defined by charisma or motivational speeches. They're defined by consistency.

In this episode of Improving Sales Performance, Matt Sunshine explores why a consistent coaching cadence is one of the biggest differentiato... more

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Most sales managers know regular one-on-ones are important. But too often, those conversations turn into status updates, pipeline inspections, or rushed check-ins, leaving little room for meaningful development.

In this episode, Matt Sunshine breaks... more

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In this Quick Take episode, we're drawing a hard line between two approaches that can look similar in the moment but produce very different results over time: coaching and micromanagement.

Matt breaks down how managers can develop new salespeople wi... more

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In this Quick Take episode, we're redefining what it means to feel stuck and why the leaders most likely to experience it are often the strongest ones in the room.

Janelle Grove, VP Managing Director of the Growth Collective at The Center for Sales ... more

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In this Quick Take episode, we're breaking down what it really takes to set new salespeople up for success and why clarity, not just enthusiasm, is what drives early performance.

Matt shares six ways to set clear expectations for new salespeople wit... more

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Recent Guests

Janelle Grove
VP Managing Director of The Growth Collective
The Center for Sales Strategy, Growth Collective
Episode: Quick Take: Three Reasons Why High-Performing Sales Leaders Feel Stuck
Allison Delagrange
Two-time talent superhero award winner, senior consultant at The Center for Sales Strategy
The Center for Sales Strategy
Episode: Caped (and Coaching) Crusaders: Building Teams Like a Talent Superhero with Allison Delagrange
Alina McComas
VP Senior Consultant
The Center for Sales Strategy
Episode: Fast-Tracking Sales Success: What New Hires Need in Their First 90 Days with Alina McComas
Donna Hall
Senior Vice President and General Manager at Robertson Lowstuter
Robertson Lowstuter
Episode: Leveling Up Leadership: The Role of Executive Coaching in Sales Performance with Donna Hall
Stephanie Downs
Senior Vice President, Senior Consultant at The Center for Sales Strategy
The Center for Sales Strategy
Episode: When Performance Slips: What Smart Leaders Do Next with Stephanie Downs
Beth Sunshine
Senior Vice President, Talent Services at The Center for Sales Strategy
The Center for Sales Strategy
Episode: When Top Talent Walks: How to Prepare Today for Tomorrow's Turnover with Beth Sunshine
Trey Morris
Vice President, Senior Consultant, Director of Training Innovation
The Center for Sales Strategy
Episode: Smart Hiring, Smarter Sales: Unlocking Natural Talent in Your Recruitment with Trey Morris

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Caped (and Coaching) Crusaders: Building Teams Like a Talent Superhero with Allison Delagrange
Q: What is one small habit a manager can adopt to start becoming more talent focused in their day-to-day leadership?
Make feedback a daily routine by focusing on recognizing and articulating an individual's talents and successes, not just pointing out what's wrong, and actively sharing specific observations that highlight what they did right to reinforce positive behavior and growth.
Caped (and Coaching) Crusaders: Building Teams Like a Talent Superhero with Allison Delagrange
Q: From your perspective, as a two-time talent superhero award winner, what are some of the things that truly set talent-focused managers apart from all the others?
Talent-focused managers emphasize strengths, proactively recruit, and maintain a collaborative, non-condescending approach that aligns feedback with what each person is hardwired to do. They treat talent as rare and focus on long-term development rather than short-term fixes, while keeping a structured process like talent banks and clear communication about recruitment priorities.
When Top Talent Walks: How to Prepare Today for Tomorrow's Turnover with Beth Sunshine
Q: What should a smart manager do in the first hours after a top performer quits?
Protect the relationship with the leaving employee, learn why they left, stabilize the team, and actively engage the talent bank to prepare for a thoughtful replacement rather than rushing a hire.
Leveling Up Leadership: The Role of Executive Coaching in Sales Performance with Donna Hall
Q: So what's one powerful question you like to ask leaders who feel stuck or unsure about what's next in their growth?
Two effective questions are: (1) who is the loudest voice in your head right now, and is it helping you or hindering you; and (2) if fear, failure, or judgment were not factors, what would you change or pursue right now? These prompts help uncover internal blockers and reveal actionable next steps for growth.
Why Smart Sales Leaders Still Struggle to Execute with Janelle Grove
Q: What shift should a sales leader make first to regain execution and momentum?
Move from isolated thinking to accountable dialogue, naming the hard choice aloud and inviting others to challenge it to rebuild momentum.

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A practical, leadership-focused show that centers on turning coaching insights into real sales results. Episodes frequently dissect how managers can move beyond micromanagement to build capable, independent reps; explore how to break through leadership plateaus with structured peer accountability; and share proven approaches for rapid onboarding, early performance ramp-up, and targeted coaching. Guests tend to be senior sales leaders, executive coaches, and talent/development experts who bring frameworks for diagnosing underperformance, hiring for potential, and leveraging structured assessments to improve team performance. The show stands out for its emphasis on actionable tactics, measurable outcomes, and a clear link between leadership b... more

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