Scaling a Sales Team – Part 3 – Execution

In this final post on Scaling a Sales Team, I turn to execution tips. Driving your sales team to operate at maximum effectiveness is a one of the most difficult operational issues you will ever face as a leader. From start-ups to $50m private companies to the IBM and...

How To Scale A Sales Team – Part 2 – Metrics

In this second post I thought it would be useful to share some benchmarks covering, On Target Earnings, call stats, and cookbooks depending on the sales model you choose. 1. On Target Earnings. I published a detailed blog on sales commission here but I’ve...

How To Scale A Sales Team – Part 1 – Questions

We see many businesses struggling with this problem across sectors and across all stages of the company lifecycle. Focusing on B2B selling, I’m tackling the problem over 3 blog posts. The first one below reviews the questions you need to consider before building...

A Small Business Blueprint for Scaling

In the current economy, it’s possible for your small business growth to become stagnant. It’s possible for your business to flat line. How do you get your business scaling? How do you move it to the next level? Think of scaling, in its very basic form, as a sequential...

Owners – You Need a Scalability Score

Scaling a business gives you options. The more you scale the more options you have. You attract better qualified candidates for openings. You attract better prospects and close bigger sales deals. You create a more robust business, better aligned and certainly more...