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The Psychology Behind Unexpected Rewards

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With stay-at-home mandates causing what many reference as the “groundhog day” effect, your sales team is the perfect audience for incorporating surprise rewards as part of a sales incentive program to keep remote teams engaged and company morale high. Defining the unexpected reward.

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Manage Smarter 260 — Embracing Autism in the Workplace With Tara May

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Aspiritech is a revolutionary tech company with a mission of meaningful employment for autistic team members. Her philosophy emphasizes the ROI of kindness and the importance of psychological safety in the workplace. Tara May is the CEO of Aspiritech and an international neurodiversity advocate.

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How to Stop Sales Anxiety from Crushing Your Success

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Significantly, Psychology Compass cites a survey showing 30% of adults strongly fear failure, and this number is higher for millennials. However, in sales, these same fears are exaggerated by being responsible for the lifeblood of the company. Hopefully, your company can acknowledge that failure is part of the sales process.

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Manage Smarter 259 — Unlocking Neurodivergent Potential with Dr. Matthew Zakreski

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Neurodivergent Hiring Practices Companies should adopt neurodivergent-affirming hiring practices by focusing on interests and skills rather than traditional job descriptions. For example, someone who excels in relational sales might struggle in quick turnaround sales but can excel in long-term relationship building.

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Why Likability is Among the Most Effective Sales Techniques

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Author, Harvey Deutschendorf, writing for Fast Company stresses that emotionally intelligent behavior is situational and can change according to circumstances. Dr. Judith Orloff offers techniques in the art of reading people in an article for Psychology Today.

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3 Skills for Influencing the Customer’s Thinking

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His work, published in Applied Cognitive Psychology, shows that “the use of overly complex words leads to lower evaluations of a text’s author.” This tendency to expect the best is what Karen Cerulo, professor of psychology at Rutgers University, calls “positive asymmetry.” Princeton University professor Daniel M.

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Re-energizing sales efforts in a virtual world

Sales and Marketing Management

While not all sales teams may be struggling with demand (in fact some technology companies are experiencing record years), disen­gage­ment seems to be prevalent across all organizations and industries regardless of financial success. Disengagement among your teams is costly and the change must come from the top.