Customer service training guidebooks traditionally focus on molding the worker, not the manager.  Similarly, many firms deliver customer engagement training only to new entry-level employees.  Sales managers, it is often assumed, already have customer service skills, since they must have acquired them in order to be promoted.  And yet managers impact customer engagement in unique ways.  By understanding managers’ roles, executives can better train and equip them for delivering unparalleled service.

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