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Leading Change in Sales Teams

A face-to-face day for sales leaders introducing new territories, methodology, tools, structures or targets — and needing the team to come with them.

You are accountable for the result and for the people who deliver it. Forecast calls, coaching, hiring and performance conversations compete for attention, while the business wants clear answers about growth. We understand the challenge of developing sellers without becoming the answer to every deal.

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A sales manager coaching a seller one-to-one
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Explore. Practise. Perform.

Duration

1 day · 9:30am–5pm

Group size

6–8 delegates

Format

Face to face

Price — Face to face

From £1,499

+ VAT

where understanding becomes useful —

Why this course matters

Sales teams change constantly: new territories, comp plans, CRMs, methodologies and leaders.

What you’ll explore in the Studio

This workshop helps sales leaders plan and lead change so it is adopted rather than tolerated.

Leaders explore why sellers resist change, how to explain the reason in sales terms, how to involve the team, and how to follow through until new habits stick. They work on a real change they are leading now and leave with a practical rollout and communication plan.

a real challenge. a purposeful response.

The challenges this addresses

  • Changes announced in an email and quietly ignored
  • Top performers resisting new processes
  • Momentum lost a few weeks after launch
  • Managers unsure how to answer tough questions from the team

What this can change at work

Equip sales leaders to lead change with clarity and credibility, so new ways of working are understood and adopted. Leaders leave with a rollout and communication plan for a real change they own, plus the language to handle the hard questions sellers ask. The focus is on leadership behaviours and communication, not a guaranteed adoption rate.

The why, in sales terms

Leaders explain change by what it means for sellers, customers and the number.

Resistance explored, not ignored

Concerns are surfaced early, discussed openly and used to improve how the change is rolled out.

Follow-through

Change is reinforced in one-to-ones, team meetings and recognition until new habits become normal.

Explore. Practise. Perform.

Less theory. More application.

What participants will practise

Realistic sales scenarios, role-play and peer feedback around why sales teams resist change and explaining the why in sales terms. Where helpful, participants work on their own live (or anonymised) opportunities.

What they’ll take away

Take-away materials with the questions, frameworks and techniques covered, plus a short personal action plan for the next customer conversations where the skill matters.

How we help it stick

Reflection and action planning are built into the session. Reinforcement such as manager guides, follow-up labs or coaching depends on the programme you choose and is agreed with you.

How we make learning stick

Inside the workshop

A highly interactive face-to-face day with group discussion, scenario practice and planning against each leader’s real change initiative.

Make Leading Change in Sales Teams relevant to your business

Tell us where you want to make progress with why sales teams resist change. We can discuss suitable workplace examples, priorities and access needs before agreeing the scope. This workshop brings people together face to face; UK and European delivery arrangements are agreed with your organisation.

Discuss a customised version

What the training covers

The scope below sets out the subjects covered. Workplace examples and practice are shaped around your team within the booked format.

  • Why sales teams resist change
  • Explaining the why in sales terms
  • Involving the team and top performers
  • Handling tough questions
  • Reinforcing change until it sticks

What’s included in your booking

Your booked time and format
1 day · Face to face · 6–8 delegates.
Included in every course
  • Interactive, facilitator-led learningLive, hands-on sessions built around practice and participation.
  • Group discussionsShared conversations about real situations, so people learn from each other as well as the facilitator.
  • Breakout exercisesSmall-group practice, role-play and problem-solving, online or in the room.
  • Take-away materialsCourse materials, tools and templates to use back at work.
Facilitated learning and practical application
The subject coverage, exercises and facilitator feedback described above, with space to connect the learning to relevant workplace situations. The workshop description sets out the specific plans, prompts or tools developed in this course.

Follow-up coaching, refresher sessions and additional delivery days are not automatic inclusions; any additions are agreed in your proposal. Travel, venue arrangements and any software licences are confirmed separately where relevant. Prices exclude VAT.

Outcomes

The capabilities delegates work towards through the training and practice:

  • Diagnose likely resistance to a change
  • Explain a change clearly and credibly
  • Involve the team in shaping how change happens
  • Plan reinforcement in everyday management routines

the next conversation is where it counts —

Take it back to work.

Choose a real situation where you want to apply the learning. Use it to turn an outcome into a manageable first step, then reflect on what changes.

Choose

Start with one priority: Diagnose likely resistance to a change.

Apply

Try the approach in a relevant task or conversation. Note what felt useful and what you would adapt.

Review

Reflect on what happened, seek feedback where appropriate and choose your next step. Follow-up support can be discussed separately.

Bring this topic to your next event

We can discuss adapting Leading Change in Sales Teams into a keynote or large-group session, focusing on the themes most relevant to your audience. Depth, activities, timings and any follow-up depend on the format and package you choose; an event session is not a substitute for the full course.

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