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Conflict management training: A frequently missed opportunity

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

All of this is so corrosive that, as Dana puts it, “The means by which organizations manage conflict might very well be one of the most significant factors they face in regards to costs, efficiency, effectiveness and employee retention.”. Modes of handling conflict. It’s too important. McGraw-Hill. FairWay Resolution (2014).

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6 Ways Sales Professionals Can Succeed in a Slowing Economy

Pipeliner

In fact, an analysis from McKinsey shows that “long-term firms added $7 billion more in market capitalization on average than other firms between 2001 and 2014.” They reviewed more than 600 companies across the period ranging from 2001 to 2015. Long-term measurements prevent knee-jerk reactions that are common in an economic downturn.

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How Sales Jobs Will Change in the Future

Janek Performance Group

So why do so many sales reps continue to sell like they were in 2001? We’ve all heard and read…and heard and read….and and heard and read how selling is changing. Because no company wants to think they are behind the times. The sales role of the future is a problem finder/solver, not an order taker.

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Ensuring and Growing Your COVID Renewal

Revegy

By our reckoning, nearly 40 percent of leading US industrial companies toppled from the first quartile in their sectors during the 2001 recession, and a third of leading US banks met the same fate,” says McKinsey & Company in Preparing for the next downturn. “At Hint: the answer here is not, “we have six-sigma/.999999 Did you monetize it?

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7 Must-Have Automated Documents for Sales Success

Companies are increasingly implementing technology to bring efficiency to their workforce. Data accessibility aside, teams continuously struggle with manual processes for document generation. Learn why automating your documents is key to sales success.

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Choosing the Right Sales Metrics for Management

SalesLoft

Concur, one of the oldest SaaS companies , only moved from selling CD-ROMs and traditional on-premise software licenses to a SaaS model in 2001. It could be understanding net dollar retention rate for a renewals business or meeting conversion and AE acceptance rates for SDRs. Other selling motions will have a similar formula.

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How B2B Sales Teams Can Restore Their Pipelines in 2020

Hubspot Sales

Research suggests even a five percent increase in customer retention can increase a company’s profitability by 75 percent. If companies have learned anything from the financial crises of 2001 and 2008 , it’s that adapting to meet the changing needs and priorities of your customers is key. Image Source. Sales priorities are shifting.

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