Sales Manager: Keys To Effective Sales Management! (Udemy.com)
Become A Star Sales Manager With Key Practical Sales Best Practices You Can Implement Immediately With The Sales Team.
Created by: Steve Ballinger, MBA
Last updated February 2026
What you will learn
- How to become and effective sales manager using practical best practices
- Where to focus your time to get the best results
- Coaching and developing your sales team
- How to have difficult conversations around performance management and termination
- Effective delegation and holding others accountable for their results
- Goal setting and tracking performance results
- Building your team and interviewing and hiring best practices
How it compares
Against the other 107 rated Udemy courses in Sales on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.2 out of 5higher than 9% of them
- Reviews631#30 of 108 by number of reviews
- Length2.3 hoursshorter than 48% of them
- Last updatedFebruary 2026more recently than 62% of them
Course Description
Are you a newer sales manager who wants to have a great start?
Are you a veteran looking for best practices you can use with the sales team and generate even better performance?
Is the sales team in a slump and needs a jumpstart to better sales results?
Looking for a course that is not general management but 100% focused on managing the sales function and the sales team?
Not interested so much in theory but want real world practical best practice's and examples that can be implemented in your sales organization?
Are you very busy and want learn in a quick and efficient manner?
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS THEN THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU
Sales is the lifeblood of any organization and critical that not only do individual sales team members get the training the need but ultra critical that the sales leader and manager can elarn practical best practices that can be to improve the performance of salespeople as individuals and the entire team.
Taught by a successful Udemy instructor with over 400,000 students who has 25+ years of management and leading a variety of teams, including sales teams, at all levels of an organization.
The course is designed where you can go straight through step x step or you can jump to lessons that are the most critical for you at this moment.
Some of the topics in the course include:
Setting effective and motivational goals and quotas.
Creating primary and activity goals for each salesperson.
Effective ways to track and measure sales team and individual performance.
Increasing efficiency in your sales organization.
How to become a better delegator because as the manager you cannot do it all.
How to hold sales team members accountable.
Coaching for better individual and overall sales team performance.
Having a difficult conversation with an underperforming sales team member.
How to properly conduct a termination meeting. Possibly the #1 thing all managers dread.
Hiring great salespeople steps.
Where to find your next great salesperson.
Onboarding best practices, don't screw this up.
Looking at your onw performance as the sales leader and manager.
Top action steps you can take after completing the course.
...and much more!
The next step is to click the button to enroll and get started so you can reap the benefits of increased sales performance as a high performing sales manager!
Instructor Details
- 4.2 Rating
631 Reviews
Steve Ballinger, MBA
A VIP Udemy Instructor Partner who has helped more than 1 million learners in 220+ countries build practical skills for work.
My focus is helping professionals use ChatGPT and AI with more confidence, clarity, and practical purpose. I’m also in the top 3% of ChatGPT users worldwide (According to OpenAI) which means I spend a lot of hands-on time testing what actually works in real use and not just chasing the latest AI hype.
Many people know AI is important, but they feel overwhelmed by the constant updates, confusing features, and pressure to keep up. They wonder: What should I actually use AI for? Am I prompting it correctly? How do I avoid generic answers? What is safe to put into AI? How do I avoid losing my own judgment?
That is where I can help.
My style is friendly, practical, and engaging. I like to make complex topics feel simple, useful, and even fun. Instead of flooding you with theory or buzzwords, I focus on real workplace problems turning scattered thoughts into useful next steps.
My courses are designed to be clear, practical, and easy to apply. Instead of overwhelming you with theory or technical jargon, I focus on examples, prompts, workflows, and step-by-step demonstrations you can actually use.
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Reviews
By Naveed Jafar on 3/15/2026
Hello, thank you for the course. I picked up some useful insights, though there’s still a lot more to learn. It mainly covers the basics, which are important when starting out in management. Overall, it was valuable for me—thanks again.
By GERARDO DE JESUS MENDEZ FIGUEROA on 11/21/2025
Si, sobre todo como el coaching puede ayudar a mejorar en el desempeño al individuo y al equipo. No importa si el desempeño es bueno este puede ser mejor o si el desempeño está por abajo de lo requerido, también puede llevarlo al estandard.
By Ixchel Munoz Galicia on 11/21/2025
me dio mas perspectiva de como puedo mejorar en el area de ventas y en un futuro como puedo liderar un equipo ya que como las personas son diferentes , cada persona necesita o se maneja diferente y cuando tienes un puesto de liderazgo y es importante tener esa sensibildad para poder apoyar a cada uno.
By Lucia Montiel Ramírez on 11/7/2025
Me gusto aprender que es importante motivar a los miembros del equipo a traves del coaching, de elogiar el trabajo que realizan y tambien a motivarles para seguir aprendiendo cursos con enfoque principalmente en las actividades laborales para tener mejores resultados.
By AngeloMoreno on 6/17/2025
The course provides high-level information in a well-organized manner. However, I would like to see more real examples, cases studies and self-reflection tasks. Overall, the course is good as a starting point.
By Swarnajeet Mukherjee on 5/11/2025
Great course. This course focusses on practical aspects of sales management than theoretical aspects. A must for all sales manager to refresh their memories and a great learning for all new managers.
By Favour Ogiriga on 4/22/2025
It was really detailed. He explained everything to my understanding and I'm grateful for that. I wish the courses were longer, not 6 or 8 mins. But that's my preference
By Joel Egwuabor on 8/28/2024
The learning was apt, clear and coincide. Each sub-topic well explained and the left behind resource materials were very detailed and helpful. I would definitely recommend to friends and colleagues
By Frankie Trigg on 4/22/2024
A couple of really good points and even the basic things are a good review. I was hoping for a bit more of deeper dive into the business side and emotional aspect of dealing with the job and encouraging salespeople.
By Anonymized User on 9/19/2023
This course really equipped me with the knowledge I need in my carrier as a sales manager and a sales person as well. It has enlightened me on some of the best ways to manage my sales team.
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