Helping Your Burned-Out Employees After the Holidays

The holidays are hectic, and many employees struggle with work-life balance as they struggle to meet both family obligations and professional obligations.  Unlike most other types of vacations, employees often do not return from the holidays refreshed – they return just as stressed. Here are some tips to help your burned-out employees get motivated after… Read more »

Tips for Implementing a Successful Feedback System

If your team is functioning well and achieving its goals, you may wonder why it would be important to implement a feedback system in the workplace. The truth is, lack of feedback causes employees to self-regulate. Without direction, they may focus energy on the wrong things, or they may even begin to slack off since… Read more »

Questions to Ask Project Management Talent

Sales project management is a unique niche, and it takes the right people with the right mix of skills and personal success attributes to ensure you achieve your goals. Therefore, the interview process for a sales project manager must hit all the right notes so you can be sure you’re making the best hiring choices… Read more »

Why Prioritization is Essential for Your Marketing Team

Most professionals have heard of the 80/20 rule which states that 80 percent of your results come from 20 percent of your efforts. This means that 80 percent of your sales volume is likely generated by 20 percent of your customers; 80 percent of your complaints come from 20 percent of your customers; and 80… Read more »

Networking in the Agriculture Industry

When it comes to finding new job opportunities in the agriculture industry, it’s often who you know that makes all the difference. Connections are important, but many professionals neglect networking because it can be time-consuming and overwhelming. If you’re serious about building your career in the ag business, however, it’s time to get serious about… Read more »

The Benefits of Hiring Project Managers for Your Sales Team

Sales is a volatile profession in any field. Even the most skilled pros can be derailed by unforeseen changes in the market. When it comes to sales in the ag business, the volatility increases significantly. From market factors to technological changes to the forces of Mother Nature, agriculture companies must constantly strategize and innovate new… Read more »

Why Didn’t You Get the Job?

As a sales and marketing professional, you understand the value of feedback in helping you grow and improve on the job. Feedback is equally important to a job search but it is difficult to know what went wrong or where you could improve because you never receive feedback from a hiring manager. If you don’t… Read more »

Help Your Project Managers Adapt to Change Quickly

Remote sales project managers can be an invaluable resource when you have goals to hit and objectives to manage. However, if you don’t help those project managers adapt quickly to change, they might not be as effective as you had hoped. Use these strategies to get your remote sales reps up and running quickly and… Read more »

Interview Prep: Are You Self-Motivated?

Self-motivation is often listed as a job requirement. However, when you’re seeking out a remote project management position, employers will be especially focused on finding a candidate who can stay motivated throughout the day. Working remotely can be challenging. There are endless distractions when you work outside a traditional office environment, and it can make… Read more »

Strategies to Boost Productivity on Your Team

In today’s hyperconnected world, everyone seems to be “busy” all the time. However, there is a distinction between being busy and being productive. It is critical to help facilitate true productivity on your team, but that facilitation can be a challenge for the modern leader, especially if you have one or more remote project managers… Read more »