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How to Lead a Sales Team: 14 Key Tips to Help New Managers Thrive

Hubspot

The Assembly Line ā€” a model where reps work on designated responsibilities, specific to a certain pipeline stage. Make sure you have a clearly defined commission structure in place ā€” and familiarize your team with what they can expect to see if they meet or exceed quota.

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Sales And The Zombie Apocalypse

Partners in Excellence

I don’t know if it’s the workloads, the sheer size of our quotas and expectations of performance. As I look at quotas and targets qualitatively, as I look at general sales production, I don’t see changes that are unexpected or abnormal. Yes, quotas go up, but we expect people to improve and become more productive.

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5 Missed Revenue Growth Opportunities of Second-Stage Startups

Sales Hacker

However, the actual construction of the engine is far from complete. While Iā€™m a huge advocate for letting salespeople sell the way they know how to sell (when they are hitting their quotas, of course), standardizing processes along the way is crucial for revenue growth. Attacking revenue growth through siloed strategies.

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