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AI sales change management: getting AEs to actually use it

The biggest failure mode of AI sales isn't the tech — it's a rep who never opens it. Here's the change-management playbook that works.

The three-cohort rollout

  • Early adopters (2-3 AEs) first
  • Fast followers when adoption metrics prove out
  • Late adopters with individual coaching + accountability

Incentives

Public recognition and pipeline lift attribution. Never mandate through comp — it breeds resentment.

The escape valve

Have an honest conversation about who's a fit for the new motion. Not every AE is.

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