How to Right-Size Your Sales Team to Maximize Recovery, Hunter Byington's recent article, was a hit. Hunter and I are working together with a number of clients who are committed to raising the bar on their sales and sales management game in order to recover well in 2020. Thus, I invited Hunter to share some additional insights that I believe will be helpful for you as you chart your own recovery effort.“What might I do to replace lost sales, market share, and revenue after this disastrous second quarter?” This is a question every future-focused business leader is asking right now.
“I’m distraught when I look at my salespeople’s pipelines. They’re decimated. My salespeople are discouraged also. What might I do to get them focused and motivated, so they have the resiliency to keep climbing out of this economic recovery?” (Rory, President of a Technology Company.)
I highly value Paul’s insight. He is an Executive Coach to over 60 CEOs and their leadership teams. He has been a turnaround expert as well as CEO, President, and GM of 5 midmarket companies in four different industries. Every single leader that I’ve introduced Paul Cronin to has experienced amazing business results. His straight talk sets him apart as a distinct leader.
In the midst of a Recovery, with unpredictable markets and fear still raging on social media 24/7, what's one idea that will help your business actually "recover" during the Recovery?
It's accountability.
Yet, how do you nurture personal responsibility and build a culture of accountability in your Millennial salespeople when blame-gaming is rampant in our culture?
It seems impossible, doesn't it?
Yet, that’s what we are called to do as business and sales leaders - build a successful culture that will actually "recover."
In the aftermath of the pandemic, business and sales leaders don’t have the luxury to resort to a “play-it-safe” sales strategy. In today's "New Normal", the conditions call for quick thinking, innovative approaches, and strategic listening. I believe that your leadership matters.