Case. New Boss

Another very positive factor of a good team with members getting on well together is that it provides a good role model for children, they will recognise the respect the adults have for each other.

To identify our strengths and weaknesses as a team and as individual members of the team and adopt corrective measures as we realize the challenges and benefits of teamwork.

My recommendation would be for starters, enroll every sales rep in a sales training class. Upon completion of I would set a goal that each sales rep must contribute at least 10% of the net income for the company. Since there are 9 sales reps this leaves some room for extra. This will not only force the sales reps to work together, and encourage friendly competition. I also recommend you elect a sales representative team leader (for example Miss Peacock who is consistently your top sales person) and empower her to encourage, coach and teacher the other sales reps in her methods and tricks.

- Help develop a sense of success and accomplishment for the group (put non-confrontational topics in front of topic that could cause a struggle on the agenda)

They can also help teams to identify their strengths and weaknesses and to clearly identify the team's goals and objectives and to help them feel ownership of these goals and objectives. A truly effective team building experience will have long lasting effects both on the performance of the team and the organisation and will also act as a stepping stone for future development

They are also required to write out report on problem faced when selling the product and figure out ways to improve their sales. There will be a supervisor in each location to keeping track on the salesperson performance. There is no specific working hour for salespeople but they are required to keep themselves up to date with all the current trend. We will also be using sales force automation system with the help of google sheet so that all the salesperson are aware of the available of stock and update the stock after each transaction is carried out. PaperCo will be motivating the salesperson using sales contest whereby the salesperson with highest sales would get to go for a free trip oversea fully sponsored by the company. We will be also carry out weekly sales meeting to discuss about the current sales and ways to increase sales as

The instruments, sixteen in total, are used to analyze gases, liquids, and blood. Each product is very technical and customers expect their Wolfe sales rep to be very knowledgeable about the technical applications and analysis requirements of their laboratories. Each sales professional covers an assigned territory, which usually comprises one to two states depending upon the geographic area and amount of industry. The sales team has been divided into twelve teams around the country, with each team having its own sales manager and five to nine sales reps, all of whom call on a variety of customers. Sales teams operate out of the same office, located in a major metropolitan area (e.g., Boston, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, etc). Sales rep turnover has been about 15% annually the past few years, and Mr. Adams sees it as imperative that he do something about this. Annual sales have been averaging a 3-5% increase each year over the past five years, but the corporate president wants more. Your competition has been averaging 6-8% sales growth increases in revenue each year.Analyze the sales force structure. What is the current sales force strategy that is being used? What might be the limitations of the current sales force structure? What changes, if any, would you suggest that Mr. Adams consider making to the sales force structure to effect increased sales?(Points : 25)

An organization’s management roles can be quite different and diverse, depending on the industry, its culture and the ultimate goals of the organization. Managers on different levels of an organization play several roles and exercise multiple skills as they effectively and efficiently, integrate the work of people through planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Historically, there are three key management viewpoints: classical, behavioral and quantitative. To be an exceptional manager, it is essential to embrace a viewpoint

I worked with five sales representatives and trained them in how the sales could be improved by focusing in the customer needs first and then selling additional products. Also, I contacted suppliers to arrange team training sessions to increase knowledge on the most profitable store products. Further, I decided to share the last day sales report with the team and set individual sales goals for the day to help the team to visualize a short objective. In addition, I promoted team collaboration by assisting team mates during sales transactions. Also, I talked to the store manager to reward the week’s top sales representative with two hours of paid time off. As a result, the team was committed to serving customers and to meeting the store manger’s expectations for improving store sales.

By experiencing a situation where they would have to work together with someone else, they would be able to see just how important teamwork can

Koala Tech, Ltd., produces office equipment for small businesses and home offices. Some months ago they started selling PFS 1000’s, which are a multi-function color printer, color scanner, color copier, and fax machine all in one. The PFS 1000’s originally received praise on its functionality, price, and innovative design. These accolades combined with Koala Tech’s reputation quickly led to a high demand for PFS 1000’s, which also created a backlog (Meredith & Shafer, 2013). Nevertheless, Koala Tech’s plant has been unable to meet this demand. So, Koala Tech’s president, Nancy Samuelson, is concerned about the backlog and has applied pressure on the plant manager to increase production. Conversely, the president has suddenly shifted gears since

identifying strengths and weakness, motivate, receive or give feedback, monitor the group for training needs and resolve conflict. To manage the

“Together Everyone Achieves More… That’s what TEAM means, so let’s work it out together!” These were my words to my first successful venture into the network marketing and direct sales arena and although I did not have a clue about how I or my team would become a success in this business, we sat down in my overpriced apartment and decided that failure was no longer an option.

There is unity: group identity is complete, group morale is high, and group loyalty is intense. The task function becomes genuine problem solving, leading toward optimal solutions and optimum group development. There is support for experimentation in solving problems and an emphasis on achievement. The overall goal is productivity through problem solving and work.

Appendix B clearly shows, that from a sales representative’s point of view it does not pay to build a team. Assuming that a successful sales representative, who is in the company for about 2 years (meaning that his own sales are still on the rise of 20% annually and not declining, because he is shorter than 5 years in the company), acquires one sales representative in his circle of friends, it can be seen that already in their first month, let alone year together, it diminishes the sales of the leader. The more members he accepts in his team, the greater are his losses from his own revenue and hence, his profit. This is