Carly Lehner is the Global Head of Sales Enablement at Axiom. She joined The Collaborator to discuss her work running a global enablement program, onboarding effectively in the age of covid, and some of the best metrics (and worse) to use for measuring her teams efforts.
1️⃣Carly has a team of two: Carly and Emma (a former BDR); supporting around 150 commercial teammates, about half of which are sellers who carry a quota.
2️⃣At Axiom, Enablement reports to Ops who then reports into the head of sales. One of the benefits of this relationship is that the team is extremely data-focused, an area where many enablement teams struggle.
3️⃣Sales leaders are a primary audience for their efforts; key for identifying the highest priority projects and driving adoption.
4️⃣Carly has a passion for creating amazing sales on-boarding programs. One of the best things she does is monthly check-ins with all sellers as they grow into the company, providing support and celebrating successes.
Best metric for success? Quota Consistency. How many months in a row are sellers achieving quota. Teams with longer sales cycles can modify this metric to better align with their business (e.g. x discovery calls a month), but a good idea to measure consistency of performance over time.
5️⃣Carly recommends call recordings as a great tool for training new hires. Helps new hires understand what good looks like and to map out their own approaches.