Technology and Goals the two things that NEVER Change!!! SMH! Our friends at SalesQB know how to make a point!
It’s easy to laugh at a cartoon like this one by Artell, but we all have fallen victim to managing like this. The “more, more, more” plan destroys moral more than any increase in sales can justify, so how do you increase sales without the beat down? For small businesses, the real culprit is time shortage. Business owners don’t really have time to manage the sales function because they are managing too many other priorities. This leads to short-cutting sales 
management and boosting sales by cracking the whip. This short term boost is expensive. You may get a sales increase but you will also enjoy the benefits of employee dissatisfaction, increased turnover, higher recruiting costs, and loss of reputation. Frankly, you are better off to do nothing vs. constantly push teh sales staff for harder work. Your sales force will fully cooperate with a work smarter plan, but expect a quiet revolt when you push for more, more, more. Download the Roadmap to Sales Success from this site for a framework and starting points to make meaningful, long-term changes to the sales process.
