Presentation of the sales survey 2012 results. What are the differences between high and low performers? How satisfied are sales people? What would increase their performance? These are some of the questions addressed in this survey.
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The results presented in this presentation BELGIUM 143 ORGANISATIONS
are based on a survey of sales people The survey was performed in Belgium and To avoid having one the sales people from
performed by Sales Cubes, StoreCheck was send out to French and Dutch speaking one organisation dominating the results we
Magazine and Kluwer Education. sales people. only allowed a limited set of participants by
organisation. In total sales people of about
143 organisations participated in the survey.
2012 ONLINE SURVEY
The survey was performed during the first The survey was performed using an online
six months of 2012. questionnaire.
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WHAT WE MEASURED AND WHY SALES PERFORMANCE MOTIVATION
The measures are based on a validated What are the differences between the What are the consequences of lower
cause and effect model of sales force HIGH and LOW performers? and higher levels of intrinsic
performance. . motivation?
2012 SITUATION LOYALTY MAIN FINDINGS
What is the current state of sales in What are the differences between the What are the main points to take away
Belgium? HIGH and LOW loyal sales people? from this presentation?
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WHY ARE SALES PEOPLE WORKING IN SALES?
How do sales people see their sales role:
- a JOB to earn a living
- a CAREER decision
- a CALLING
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5 type of knowledge are measured:
• Product Knowledge
• Competitor Knowledge
• Market Knowledge
• Sector Knowledge
• Customer Knowledge
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Have overall
much more
knowledge
5 type of knowledge are measured:
• Product Knowledge
• Competitor Knowledge
• Market Knowledge
• Sector Knowledge
• Customer Knowledge
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What is the ratio of selling versus non-
selling time?
Selling Time Non Selling Time
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How different do high and low performers
manage their time?
Low performers spend significantly more time on 4,3 8,4
none sales related activities.
High performers claim to work 10% more than 1,9 1,6
their low performing colleagues.
0,5 1,6
5,2 2,1
8,4 4,0
8,5 5,9
0,8 0,4
Work more
7,0 hours 4,7
8,3 11,1
45 40
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Source: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
“A dynamic state that characterizes
consciousness when experience is attended
to for its own sake.”
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STRETCH TARGTS
The performance standards in your
Sales people believe that their manager set targets that are actually not attainable.
organisation are:
Expectancy theory teaches us that targets that are perceived out of reach will not
• Attainable motivate sales people.
• Fair
• Flexible
SAME FOR EVERYONE
Sales people believe that the targets are not fairly attributed among the sales
people. Workload and potential needs to be taken into account. Equity theory
teaches us that sales people want to be treated fairly and will compare targets,
efforts and results with their peers.
Attainable
THINGS CHANGE
Fair
Sales people believe that the targets are no flexible enough and do not represent
the changes that their sales environment goes through.
Flexible
1 3 5 7
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In your current company what would make
you more successful:
52% Greater Marketing Support
and Initiatives
41% More Generous
Commission Scheme
40% Greater Administrative
Support
0% 40% 80%
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How do sales people perceive their managers?
- Extent of Supervision, amount of attention
2008 2012
- Coaching, quality and quantity
- Training, quality and quantity Perception
improved
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What elements
- Work Overload
2008 2012
- Role Conflict
- Autonomy
- Role Perception
Less role
conflicts
Better role
perception
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MYTH BUSTED
Sales People tend to be confrontational, emotionally stable, hard working, extravert.
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
Sales People who are intrinsically motivated in a career in sales are more likely to become high performers.
PEOPLE LEAVE MANAGERS NOT COMPANIES
Investing time and resources in training and managing sales people lead to more satisfied sales people, be better
performance and high employee loyalty.
COMPLEX VERSUS SIMPLE SALES ROLES
Sales people in more complex sales roles such as KAM and Business Development experience more role conflict, work
overload and experience less job satisfaction than their colleagues in simple sales positions.
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High-Perf Low-Perf
More More More Better More
Extravert Motivated Knowledge MANAGEMENT SATISFIED
Attainable
TARGETS
Clearer
ROLES
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CALLING CAREER JOB
Higher Better More
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SATISFIED
More EXTRAVERT Clearer Attainable
AND OPEN ROLES TARGETS
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PERFORMANCE
Lower intrinsic motivation leads to lower sales performance.
EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION
Sales People who perceive their work as a job are less satisfied with their work and are less committed to the well
being of the organisation.
LOYALTY
1 out of 3 sales people who perceive their work as a job are actively seeking another job.
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Redefining perception of the type or nature of tasks or relationships involved in one’s job.
Sales People change cognitive, tasks and
Cognitive crafting consists of altering how employees see their job by changing the
relational boundaries to shape interactions
way people think about relationships among their tasks, and what their job is
and relationships with others in their work relationally.
environment. These changes the design and
social environment of their work and this
their meaning and work identity.
Altering the scope or nature of tasks or creating new tasks.
While organizations give people job responsibilities that define what it is they
should be doing, sometimes people decide that they'll instead define some of these
responsibilities for themselves.
Altering the extent or nature of relationships or creating new relationships.
People often decide how frequently they interact with others on the job, who they
talk with in order to execute their work, or who they define as being involved in
their job.
Changing the context or environment in which tasks are performed.
The place and time when tasks are performed does influence ones relationship with
the task itself.
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SELF DETERMINATION INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
the proper question is not, “The most beautiful fate, the
‘How can people motivate most wonderful good fortune
others?’ but rather, ‘How can that can happen to any human
people create the conditions being, is to be paid for doing
within which others will that which he passionately
motivate themselves.‘ loves to do.”