Sales enablement must evolve beyond content delivery to become a strategic driver of seller performance. This shift is essential to meet rising demands for faster transformation and increased seller productivity. 

Gartner recommends sales enablement leaders act on three priorities to drive performance in the year ahead: 

Top 3 priorities for sales enablement in 2026

1
Focus on AI in leadership and team strategy.
2
Leverage technology and data for scalable impact.
3
Upskill talent to thrive in an AI-first environment.

PRIORITY 1

Prioritize AI for yourself and your team

Leaders across enterprises expect teams to find new efficiencies and optimizations through AI, but many enablement functions operate without a charter, struggle to operate at the speed of change and can’t overcome seller resistance.

To drive change effectively, enablement must orchestrate seller behaviors at scale, leverage data-driven insights to identify gaps, track behavior change and proactively target interventions.

AI-powered enablement accelerates change adoption

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