SALES TO LEADER
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From Salesperson to Sales Leader

Every promotion requires
a new version of you.

The move from salesperson to sales leader changes everything. The skills that got you promoted aren't the skills that make you a leader. Sales to Leader gives you the principles, tools, and support to navigate the transition nobody prepares you for.
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Gartner research shows 85% of new managers get promoted with no formal training. In sales, that gap is even wider — people get promoted because they can sell, not because anyone's taught them how to lead.
The Concept

What Is Sales to Leader?

Sales to Leader is the transition from being a top-performing salesperson to becoming the leader your team needs.

As an individual contributor, success came from what you could personally sell, solve, and deliver. In leadership, the scoreboard changes. Your results increasingly depend on what other people can achieve because of how you lead them.

Success now depends on coaching, developing people, and building a team that performs without depending on you.

Everything on this site — the book, the assessment, the toolkit, the Principles, and the Frameworks — exists to help you make that transition.
The Methodology

The Sales to Leader System

A simple four-step process for turning leadership knowledge into measurable progress.
1
Measure
Sales to Leader Transition Assessment
Understand where you are today and identify the areas that need your attention.
2
Learn
Book: OH SHIT, I'M THE SALES MANAGER
Learn the principles, mindsets, and practical frameworks behind effective sales leadership.
3
Apply
First 90 Days Workbook & Toolkit
Put what you've learned into practice in your own team and leadership role.
4
Measure Again
Day 90 Transition Assessment
Retake the assessment after 90 days and see how far you've come.
Measure. Learn. Apply. Measure Again.
The 90-Day Transition

Three stages. One transition.

The system takes you through three stages every sales manager works through during this 90-day transition — whether that started yesterday or two years ago.
Day 1
Day 30
Day 60
Day 90
Days 1–30

Survive

Stop panicking. Start finding your feet. The scoreboard changed on Day One — nobody told you the new rules.
Days 31–60

Lead

Shift your focus from performance to people. Learn to coach, challenge, and develop the team around you.
Days 61–90

Build

Create something bigger than yourself. Build a team that succeeds whether or not you're in the room.
Step One — Measure

Measure where you are today.

Three minutes. Twelve honest questions. Discover where you are in your transition, establish your Day One baseline, and unlock the complete First 90 Days Toolkit — free.

The Sales to Leader Transition Assessment

Get a real baseline — where you're starting from today — then come back in 90 days and see exactly what's changed.
The Toolkit Includes:
First 90 Days Workbook
7 Framework Worksheets
15 Principles: Applied
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Sample Result
Your Transition Growth — After 90 Days
42%→68%
Significant growth (+26 points)
Illustrative example. Individual results will vary.
Mindset+2.6
7.8/10
People+2.1
6.9/10
Decision Making+2.3
6.2/10
Team Ownership+2.5
7.0/10
Sales to Leader
OH SHIT,
I'M THE
SALES MANAGER
Matt Dunford
Step Two — Learn

OH SHIT, I'M THE SALES MANAGER

Twenty years of leading sales teams, distilled into the lessons nobody hands you when you're promoted. Short chapters. Real stories. Frameworks you can actually remember when the pressure is on.
  • 15 chapters across Survive, Lead, and Build
  • Real stories from retail, telecoms, and corporate sales
  • Practical frameworks for the moments nobody prepares you for
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Written By
MD

Matt Dunford

Field Sales Leader, Apple
Matt has led sales teams for two decades across retail, telecoms, and corporate environments — including Three UK and Apple. He's made the transition from top performer to sales leader more than once, and has developed salespeople into leaders of their own. He created Sales to Leader to help high-performing salespeople become exceptional sales leaders — the resource he wishes someone had handed him in his first ninety days.

Ready to start your transition?

Three minutes. Twelve honest questions. See where you're starting from today.
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