The Great Resignation is here. It is impacting many employers who are scrambling to retain their employees. Several factors are driving this challenge across the economy. Three Reasons Why The Great Resignation Is Hitting Employers After a year of elevated stress thanks to the Great Resignation, many professionals are leaving their positions. Several pandemic-related factors
Many sales people – and some sales leaders – will admit they struggle to get access to senior decision makers within ‘Must Win Accounts’. The Mindset and Skills to reach out effectively to these executives are often assumed to be in place, and sales reps often won’t bring it up as they don’t want their
Recent graduates and older millennials are quickly becoming one of the most valuable workforce opportunities for sales-focused firms. In fact, nearly 6.7 million young Americans graduate each year without having a job lined up. The result is a massive untapped pool of talent with some of the most sought-after demographic characteristics for successful sales outcomes,
Keep your churn rates high and your employee satisfaction rates low. Why put in the effort to keep your top reps happy when you could alienate and push them to work for the competition? Why work to maintain a healthy sales force when you could sabotage them at every turn? If you’ve run out of
According to the Boston Consulting Group, of every HR practice, recruitment processes have the most significant impact on revenue. Companies that effectively recruit the best candidates exhibit 3.5x the revenue growth of competitors that poorly manage their recruitment efforts. This article will break down the biggest mistakes hiring managers make at the offer stage –
Hard work creates opportunity and there is still lots of time to find and close net new deals. Since December marks a great time to work hard towards a strong finish for you and your team, we have compiled the ten best ways to make sure your team hits target by year end: Communicate the Importance of
We have written about the importance of persistence in selling before (see The Not So Fine Line Between Persistence and Stalking in Sales). Knowing that it plays such an important role in helping to win accounts, here are some quotes to inspire one of the core most important traits of selling – persistence. Incredible salespeople relate
Recently I finished reading the best selling book, The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell, which is a great book on a great leader and statesman who served under Presidents Bush Sr, Clinton and GW Bush. Many of us admire his direct, calm, logical and non nonsense approach to leadership. The Powell Doctrine represents a well
We all want the best talent. But how can we identify the “A” players versus “a player”? The former will make you money, the latter will cost you. As a sales manager you need to determine if the person sitting across from you in an interview will be an “A” player. Will he or she
