Filling a sales position means finding a candidate who understands the sales pipeline and their role in managing it. After all, the sales pipeline is an important part in a company’s success, as creating and maintaining it is essential for earning new sales and delighting customers. Sales pipelines help business…...
To Succeed in Sales You Need to Throw Out These Misconceptions
To succeed in sales, you have to be an extrovert and a natural at it. That’s straight-up nonsense! Many sales professionals get into the profession because they’ve been told they’re a natural. And sometimes, aspiring salespeople think they’re not cut out for the job because they’re introverts. Both of these assumptions…...
Virtual Sales Team: 8 Tips for Managing a Successful Team
Managing virtual sales teams is becoming a common theme in the workplace. As times change, so does the average worker. Many companies are turning to virtual sales teams to save money on office space and create a flexible working atmosphere. This trend will most likely continue to increase with the…...
The Secrets of a Motivated Sales Team
What motivates us? It’s a question we rarely ask ourselves. You might have read Steve Jobs’ biography four times cover-to-cover or have a motivational sales quote or two on your coffee mug. Beyond that, our motivation often feels like something slightly vague, even to ourselves. Are we sweating toward our…...
How to Build a World Class Sales Team
Hiring is never a simple process, and it becomes even more intensive when hiring managerial positions. These are the leaders of your team — the people who inspire and motivate. The procedure of hiring a sales manager is multi-layered because it’s a position that involves many different hats. Depending on…...
Five Ways Collaborative Leaders Can Help Their Teams Succeed
In today’s current market conditions, leaders need to accept that the success of their teams and their companies will rely heavily on striking a collaborative, coordinated balance between creative strategic thinking and effective implementation. The previous model of leadership through top-down, silo-driven ‘command and control’ thinking will no longer suffice.…...
Hiring the Right Salesperson
Hiring the right salesperson for your team can be a hassle. They can have all the right experience, results, and seem like an ideal fit during an interview. But, there are few things worse as a sales leader than investing time, money, and energy in hiring someone only to realize down the…...
4 Characteristics To Look For When Building A Sales Team
When your business begins to take off, it is necessary to start expanding your team to cover all the important roles. Some of the most crucial roles that help your business succeed belong to the sales team. These staff members are responsible for boosting your company’s sales and ensuring that all…...
What does high-performing teams mean?
What is a team? In nearly every organisation, you will find that work functions require teams. We have sales teams, marketing teams, IT teams, temporary teams, project teams – the list goes on. The group of leaders at the top are usually referred to as the executive or leadership team.…...
Sales Hiring Mistakes to Avoid When Building a Sales Team
In the previous article, we talked about how to hire a phenomenal sales team. However, hiring sales representatives is no piece of cake and mistakes are bound to happen. As a sales honcho, you need to be extremely cautious and prudent while onboarding new sales personnel because wrong hiring decisions can…...
A 4-Point Plan for Reducing Turnover in Your Sales Team
In order to cultivate relationships with existing clients and expand the influence of your brand, you need talented, dedicated salespeople out there generating excitement about the work you’re doing. But sales is a high-pressure industry, and most departments see a significant rate of attrition and new hiring every year. Reducing…...
6 Tips for Hiring Top Sales Performers in 2021
We can agree that having top sales talent is essential for the success of your business. But, the fact that the sales landscape has changed and evolved tremendously over the past decade, makes the already complex process of hiring the right people for the job even more challenging. No wonder…...
A Recruitment Strategy Plan That Will Improve the Talent Level on Your Team
How many open positions are on your team? Open positions are an opportunity to improve the talent level. You want to make your goals more attainable and hiring top-shelf people is the best way to do that. However, building a high-quality sales team isn’t easy. It typically requires a lot…...
How to Bolster Your Sales Talent Pipeline
With the war for sales talent at an all-time high, scaling your team with top performers is a tall task. Or is it? Many leaders rely on the tried-and-true method of sourcing A-level salespeople externally, but recruiting isn’t the only way to find the next generation of great salespeople. Talent…...
How to win the war for sales talent
A high performing sales team is invaluable to a growing startup. Winning the most promising candidates is a cutthroat battle. It takes a lot more than a generous compensation package to get top candidates to accept your offer. You need to show them early on that they’re joining a company…...
Leadership Competencies to Help Your Team Improve
If you are a leader, you might look at this list to shore up any liabilities you might have that prevent you from helping your team put up their best results. You might also look at this list and measure whether you are doing enough to develop in some areas you need…...
