Why Women Leave Sales Positions 3x Faster (And What To Do About It)
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This episode explores the historical challenges women face in sales and offers actionable ways to support them in the workplace.
In my first sales job twenty years ago, my manager told me I should cut my hair to be taken more seriously. She wasn't being cruel, she was preparing me for an industry never built for women. For the last 100+ years, salespeople have been following the same playbook that was written BY men FOR men. Despite this, women now hold 1/3 of senior level sales roles in Fortune 500 companies, and we're closing more deals than our male counterparts. Imagine what we could do if we were actually supported! In this episode, we're traveling back to 1894 to see where sales training began, and exploring why it hasn't changed in any meaningful way since then. I'm also sharing 5 easy ways you can start supporting the women on your sales team *today.* If you're a leader who wants the women on your team to stay, grow, and outsell the competition, visit https://bit.ly/dont-just-sell-ep18 to learn how we can work together. Sources: https://www.gong.io/blog/women-in-sales https://www.allego.com/blog/women-in-sales-experts-share-selling-advice/ – Most sales podcasts give you more tactics. This one proves you don’t need them. I’m Rebecca Kilday, and Don’t Just Sell is the podcast where your sales career…
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