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sales motivation

Turning up the Heat! Motivating Your Sales Team

October 27, 2009

You learn the best lessons from the simplest experiences. Here’s mine…
Last night I crashed about 11:00 p.m., never even cracking my MacBook to take my typical final pulse for the evening.
I was exhausted. My work is a bit chaotic (my business is in a full scale client-led strategic shift because of our new Eavesdropper [...]

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Organizing Sales Teams for Higher Output

July 22, 2009

Today, we have an ever-increasing number of knowledge workers. As work becomes less about muscle and more about innovation, intellect, and sales leadership styles often need to change becoming progressively more flexible.
Knowledge workers generally have loyalty to their manager and sales team, but not to the company. Managing employees through fear usually results in them [...]

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Sales Management-Motivating Sales Teams in Down Markets

September 10, 2008

The economy is hitting every aspect of business hard. However, if you are managing a sales team you have an even tougher challenge–motivation. The upside is, if you get this right you are in for big wins.
Expect Wins
Expecting failure is a sure fire way to get it. You should continue to expect performance even when [...]

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