“One word is enough to a wise man.” This saying oftentimes is an expression commonly uttered by superiors to induce subordinates when they want certain tasks done at once. However there are superiors who could not initiate pressure even when they wanted things accomplished. At a certain circumstances however, it is advantageous to put pressure to employees. Read the rest of this entry »
“Working against time” is a common expression among the professionals particularly those people in the field of sales. But what does the expression really mean?
Any individual who is constantly “working against time” regard the clock as an enemy. He is often late for something or going to be late for something. A person may always seem to accomplish what has to be done however, he usually ends up a nervous wreck during the process or perhaps, unable to get everything right and on time.
A salesperson, on the other hand, who implements effective time management will surely accomplish the task more or even accomplish a lot better.
A group of time management experts concede that a comfortable atmosphere is the most conducive atmosphere for accomplishing assigned tasks efficiently. To prevent being a “nervous wreck” during sales calls, the salesperson should be ready with the following at all times:
- Sales kit or selling materials are complete, well organized and regularly updated;
- Should have done the necessary “homework” before calling on a prospect;
- Ensure that the sales presentation is practiced thoroughly and well polished.
The salesman’s behavior or bearing can go a long way in helping establish the comfortable atmosphere in the office of the prospect that is necessary for effective selling presentation.
It is very important for a salesperson to always plan ahead what need to be accomplished. Ensure to be always precise and consistent in organizing and managing, time proportionately.
“One word is enough to a wise man.” This saying oftentimes is an expression commonly uttered by superiors to induce subordinates when they want certain tasks done at once. However there are superiors who could not initiate pressure even when they wanted things accomplished. At a certain circumstances however, it is advantageous to put pressure to employees. .
A study revealed that without the application of stress, people will not exert effort to reach their full potential. A superior should be able to do pre-evaluation using the available subordinate’s personal record to determine the psychological make-up of the person specially its tolerance level to stress when given certain tasks with deadlines. There is an optimal level of stress when properly applied to an individual that would result to favorable performance. The pressure can be put to use when the superior knows previously what kind of stress can yield productivity and which kind can be likewise damaging.
As an advice, superiors must not eliminate stress, but keep it only at a healthy and productive level. For most people, stresses such as accountability for quality of work and for some personal financial management have positive effect and they are not signs of weakness. Battling and overcoming them produces a feeling of pride, accomplishment and a positive experience.
A subordinate when receiving insufficient feedback from superiors, or being given inadequate information to complete a task would have a negative reaction on the pressure to accomplish the task. Using enough pressure to improve productivity is a matter of eliminating the negatives.
While convincing the boss might be something that is difficult to do, an arguably harder proposition might be convincing yourself. It is quite possible that you are a fan of Bloggy Biz and have been reading the last month’s worth of posts with an amused expression on your face because you do not seriously believe that telecommuting could ever be helpful in your situation.
Well, if this sounds like you, then you need to convince yourself that telecommuting is worthwhile. The best way to do this is to consider the alternatives. Driving to work is what created the financial mess in the first place, since your car is running on gasoline. Buying a scooter or a new car would be extremely expensive and even if you can afford it, the increased mileage would only put you back in this situation within a year or two. Carpooling can be difficult at times, for reasons that have already been covered before.
That only leaves you with two options. These two options are mass transit and telecommuting. Mass transit is a great idea, but most people in the world do not live in areas where mass transit even exists, let alone is good enough to get you where you need to go. And even those that do will acknowledge that mass transit does have days of too many people and too many delays. If you take a terrible mass transit system to work for a week, I’d be willing to bet that telecommuting will start to become a lot more attractive quickly.