by John Kypriotakis | Mar 28, 2019 | HR, Management, Sales
What a dream come true for any organization, a high-performance sales team. A team feared by competitors and respected by clients for its knowledge, business savvy, value and results. In a perfect world, such a team would simply be inherited. Every member would be a...
by John Kypriotakis | Nov 1, 2017 | Customer Service, HR, Management, Marketing, Sales
Zig Ziglar was a great story teller and quite an influence in the field of sales training and motivation. Here is a modified and severely shortened version of a favorite Zig Ziglar story: “When geese fly in V formation they can fly much farther” he said as part...
by John Kypriotakis | Feb 9, 2015 | HR, Management, Sales
In “Building a High Performance Sales Team” we have covered the following steps: Creating a Crystal Clear Vision, Evaluating your Existing Team and Bringing New Players Onboard. Here then are the final two steps: CREATING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT Are the...
by John Kypriotakis | Jan 26, 2015 | Customer Service, Management, Marketing, Sales
… and then I found myself unable to talk for a few days. (I will not bore you with the details but it had something to do with laryngitis and damaged vocal chords.) Anyway, here’s what I’m getting at: Even though I believe that I am a good listener and...
by John Kypriotakis | Jan 5, 2015 | HR, Management, Sales
The first step in building a high performance sales team was to develop and communicate a crystal clear vision and purpose. Here are the next two steps: Evaluating your existing team and bringing new players on board… EVALUATING EXISTING TEAM Once the job...
by John Kypriotakis | Dec 8, 2014 | HR, Management
So what is new in the world of sales compensation? In a way the more things change, the more they stay the same. Fundamentals don’t change and as such they are always a good place to start. There are at least nine components to successful sales compensation design....