19May/100

What a Sales Manager Can Do To Motivate a Sales Team

It’s easy to become discouraged in sales. Constantly staring rejection in the face can be unpleasant. So that means it’s important to stay motivated. But, by now, everyone knows that you can’t motivate anyone but yourself. That's because motivation has to come from within. Motivation is an intrinsic sense that can’t be created by an extrinsic force (a sales manager). Salespeople have to motivate themselves. As a leader of salespeople, you face a quandary.

You’ve got to get results, but it’s not possible to “motivate your team.” The solution is to create an environment that fosters motivation. Here's how.