Our guest in this week's episode is a sales enablement pioneer. With over 30 years of experimenting with ways to increase sales effectiveness, he has paved the way for what is known as sales enablement today. He is extremely generous in the way he shares his knowledge which is reflected in his over 200,000 LinkedIn followers, his best-selling book, the Building Blocks of Sales Enablement, and the recently released online learning experience based on his book. In this episode of The State of Sales Enablement, we speak to best-selling author and sales enablement legend, Mike Kunkle. This episode was originally published on 12/7/2021.  These are some of the questions we're discussing: What are the building blocks of sales enablement?For smaller businesses and sales leaders, which building block should they be focusing on? What is a good starting point?How can sales organisations stop reinventing the wheel with sales enablement? How can they cover more ground in their profession?For organisations that fail with sales enablement, what do they have in common? What do they do wrong?What are your thoughts on revenue enablement and the move of involving customer success in the enablement space?What is the future of sales enablement? Here are some of the resources referenced in this episode. The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement learning experience: https://www.goffwd.com/blocks/Connect with Mike Kunkle online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekunkle/Connect with Felix Krueger online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hfkrueger/ Where to find The State of Sales Enablement: Website (subscriber exclusives can be found here) - http://thestateofsalesenablement.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-state-of-sales-enablement-podcast/Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-state-of-sales-enablement/id1558307853Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4ceCJYJLuCbTNbRTriOFpe?si=avn_E9EGSNu3gmHfoqJ_6 Mentioned in this episode: The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement Learning Experience If you want to stop reinventing the wheel, maximize business impact, and fast-track your career, consider joining a growing community of Enablers at The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement Learning Experience. To learn more visit goffwd.com/blocks. Webinar: 7 Steps to Maximizing Enablement's Business Impact Some of the topics Mike Kunkle and Felix Krueger cover include: - Understand the maturity level of your sales enablement team - A simple framework that will help you identify current shortfalls - How to get more done with less by effectively managing stakeholders - An overview of the sales performance levers you should consider - How to formalize a plan that delivers results and helps you gain momentum fast If making a business impact with enablement is your priority going into...