Mid-year is such a turning point for a sales team. You can notice trends, problems, and opportunities. However, those problems can be magnified when the sales team is behind in its mid-year goal. On the individual level, sales professionals often feel pressured to push harder to meet assigned quotas as we reach mid-year. The [...]
“They should know, shouldn’t they?” On one hand, this is a valid question. On the other hand, it may highlight a missed step in your communication with your sales team members. The baseline expectation is that they will sell the product or service your company offers to the best of their ability. But beyond [...]
Employee engagement numbers remain pretty bleak. The Gallup State of the Global Workplace: 2022 Report noted that only 21% of all employees are engaged. The engagement level in 2022 is well below the 32.5% engagement we first reported in 2016. While these numbers refer to people across organizations, it does beg the question...what about sales [...]
