"All Star Sales Teams brings to light the critical elements necessary to ensure not only the successful design of a powerful sales reward system, but also its effective implementation."--Vern Stevenson, president, MetricTest "All Star Sales Teams brings Dan Kleinman's comprehensive perspective into clear focus. It is a perspective that should resonate with any CEO or Head of Sales concerned about building a vibrant structure that will contribute to a company's ongoing success." - David Suliteanu, CEO, Sephora USA/Canada All Star Sales Teams focuses on molding the sales team into an organization's most productive nucleus. This book uniquely integrates critical development, organizational, and compensation concepts into practical, day-to-day processes. It also answers eight key questions that define successful sales and reward structures: * What methods most clearly communicate sales objectives? * How do you make sure that new products or services reinforce the organization's vision, strategy, and operating style? * What critical information does management need about how the marketplace rewards comparable delivery teams? * What tactics boost the effectiveness of sales rewards? * How can leaders maximize sales management strengths and neutralize weaknesses? * How does a company fully engage its sales representatives? * What functional areas ought to participate in designing sales rewards? * How can an organization minimize design complexity? This comprehensive book benefits anyone who manages a sales force, influences their company's strategy and staff productivity, or is critical in sustaining the culture of selling throughout an organization. It also provides a needed blueprint for achieving a dynamic sales environment and a satisfied and productive team of selling all-stars. Since 1990, Dan Kleinman has been an independent consultant for a broad spectrum of regional, national, and international companies, providing an integrated package of performance, organizational planning, and reward-system design services. While his client list includes Fortune 500 companies, Kleinman focuses most of his attention on offering support to small and mid-sized organizations that form the bulk of the business community. Prior to consulting, he spent 20 years managing a variety of human resource functions for Wells Fargo, AT & T, and Charles Schwab. He has taught compensation principles for the American Compensation Association (now World at Work) and the Ameri ...