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Talent Planning 101: The Ultimate Starter Guide (For 2023)

AIHR

The world of staffing and HR can quickly change. When that happens, it can be tricky for a team, manager, or even a whole business to adapt. It also leaves businesses vulnerable to skills gaps and staffing problems. A member of staff might decide to leave the business, for example.

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An HR’s Guide to Calculating Span of Control

AIHR

HR can assist managers to find a balance between too many and too few direct reports by optimizing the team size. This can be difficult if the span of control is constantly changing due to business conditions or changes in staffing levels. The quality of the employee-manager relationship is also crucial. sales and marketing).

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7 Sales Leadership Scenarios that High Performers Get Right

LSA Global

Not All Sales Leadership Scenarios Are of Equal Value Top sales leaders outperform their peers when it matters most. Knowing how to handle specific sales leadership scenarios can make the difference between sales success and failure for big deals and for sales team engagement.

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How to Help Managers Combat a Lack of Resources

LSA Global

The challenges caused by COVID have made it even more challenging to lead and manage people. In fact, recent research of over 800 managers by our management experts found that insufficient staffing resources, constant change, and inefficient processes are the top three inhibitors to manager productivity ?

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In the Best Sales Teams, About Half of the People Are in Support Roles

Harvard Business Review

Sales reps are most effective when they have the right amount of support staff, but exactly how much support staff does a company need, and how should it be structured? Call it a Goldilocks quandary: Too little support, and your sales people can’t do their jobs well; too much, and you’re wasting money.

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Case Study: When to Drop an Unprofitable Customer

Harvard Business Review

Tommy was a director and Jane was the Midlands regional sales manager for Egan & Sons, a supplier of doors and staircases to Westmid for 63 years. But he could not shake his newfound awareness of the amount of money Egan was losing with Westmid — the account's ratio of operating income to sales was a negative 28%.

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How to Ask for a Promotion

Harvard Business Review

Tom Gimbel, the founder & CEO of LaSalle Network, a staffing and recruiting firm headquartered in Chicago, has requested — and granted — many promotions over the course of his career. ” Years ago, when he was a salesperson at a David Green Associates, he decided to ask his manager for a promotion. .”