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Advice for Sales Managers
The bestselling book “Drive” written by Daniel Pink tackles an issue everyone, salesperson or not, deals with on a daily basis—motivation. In his book, Pink writes that people’s primary motivation is to achieve a high level of performance and, ultimately, satisfaction in all aspects of their lives. And salespeople are no different. One of the most...
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Let me try to paint a picture of what far too many companies face when it comes to Salesforce adoption (or of any sales CRM system). According to CSO Insights, 74% of sales organizations have poor CRM adoption so this is no small issue. Phase 1: This is going to be incredible!!! Your management team...
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Behavior Modification: Then vs. Now Have you ever heard it takes 21-days to make or break a habit?  This rule of thumb is thought to have originated from “Psycho-Cybernetics” a self-help book from the 70’s (a time when Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Pink Floyd were  the new,  popular bands to put things in perspective)....
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Competition is one of nature’s most basic functions. It remains a powerful instinctual drive within us and it goes without saying that competition is the driving force in a sales team. Salespeople not only compete against each other as individuals, but also as groups and sometimes, against themselves. Meeting and exceeding goals is what keeps...
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(**Please Note: Since this post was published, Contest Builder has been rebranded; it is now Compete. Learn more here.) The topic of gamification has been getting a lot of attention. It sounds like a great idea – making work more game-like, and creating friendly competition within a sales or service team. But many still wonder how...
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Every organization has its own culture, regardless of employee size. For example, Forbes most innovative company in the world, salesforce.com, defines their culture as having the “top talent across the globe come to salesforce.com for the “change-the-world” mentality; the opportunity to excel in a fast-paced atmosphere; and the chance to be surrounded by peers and...
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