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Balancing team conflicts and leads in outside sales: Can you effectively manage both?

Are you navigating the tightrope of team dynamics in sales? Share your strategies for balancing conflict and leadership.

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Balancing team conflicts and leads in outside sales: Can you effectively manage both?

Are you navigating the tightrope of team dynamics in sales? Share your strategies for balancing conflict and leadership.

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    Ricardo Chang

    Strategic Business Manager│Business Development │Sales & Commercial │ B2B & B2C │ Disruptive Innovator

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    Gestionar conflictos en ventas externas requiere visión estratégica y habilidades de comunicación. Para conflictos internos, fomenta alineación mediante reuniones claras, roles definidos y un ambiente colaborativo. Un equipo bien sincronizado es clave para una atención óptima al cliente. Enfrentar objeciones de clientes, por otro lado, implica empatía y resolución ágil. Escucha sus preocupaciones, ofrece soluciones concretas y mantén una actitud proactiva. Al equilibrar estos aspectos, garantizas estabilidad interna y relaciones comerciales sólidas. 🚀

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    Tiago Sanches

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    Em uma campanha de vendas, o time estava com em conflito de leads. Organizamos uma reunião para resolver as questões e, ao mesmo tempo, revisamos os leads para garantir que ninguém deixasse de lado as oportunidades. Resultado? Conflito resolvido e metas batidas! Equilibrar conflitos de equipe enquanto gerencia leads em vendas externas é como andar na corda bamba, mas com a abordagem certa, dá pra lidar bem com ambos. Primeira coisa: resolva os conflitos internamente o mais rápido possível, sem deixar que eles contaminem o trabalho com os clientes. Manter a comunicação aberta dentro do time é crucial para que todos estejam alinhados. Ao mesmo tempo, organizar e priorizar leads de forma estratégica evita que oportunidades sejam perdidas.

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    Karim Ahmed

    Strategic Business Leader | RevOps & CX Expert | Sales & Business Development Executive | B2B Sales Strategist | Six Sigma Certified | Team Development Specialist | Driving Growth Across Multiple Markets

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    The first step in managing a sales team is to create an environment of collaboration, team spirit and sharing with them the organization's goals & objectives, the team's goals & objectives and their own goals while understanding their own objectives. As well as filtering the team from the members who are putting their values above all. Creating a unified team is a very important task, that can be accomplished through above as well as below: 1. open communication. 2. Setting Clear Roles and Responsibilities 3. Prioritizing Leads. 4. Regular Check-ins. 5. Provide Conflict Resolution Training. 6. Leading by Example. 7. Praising the top employees

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    Nakesh Mangui

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    Unfortunately, outside sales teams often clash. and this can be due to which clients fall into a team’s jurisdiction, or, the fact of one refuses to hand over large clients because he/she doesn't want to lose the commission. To manage such situation, you need to : Host Inclusive Meetings. instead of holding separate meetings, consider holding all your sales meetings together. This will give your salespeople the chance to spend more time together, learn from each other, and discuss important strategies. Set Shared Bonuses, as money is a powerful motivator, and Develop a Clear Career Path because, one of the biggest problems managing conflicts and leads is that outside sales reps tend to be experienced and so they engage many clients.

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    Habeeb Chaaban

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    Yes, by addressing team conflicts promptly through open communication and mediation, while empowering outside sales leads with clear goals, regular support, and recognition, I can balance both effectively.

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