Tag Archives: Teams

How MOPs teams are staying agile as remote work becomes the norm

Agile expert and coach Stacey Ackerman says it’s important to have a strong facilitator to make sure everyone is actively participating in the conversation. Amy Gesenhues on March 25, 2020 When the agile movement first began, one of the founding principles was ‘face-to-face’ communication, according to Stacey Ackerman, an agile expert and founder of Agilify, … Continue reading How MOPs teams are staying agile as remote work becomes the norm →

Ideas For Revenue Teams to Make Uncertain Times a Little Better

Team Management

Megan Heuer — March 19, 2020 There’s no shortage right now of tips for how to work from home and how to run virtual events (including ours). But more and more companies are taking on the bigger story, which is that these are uncertain times and that should change how we use our time and … Continue reading Ideas For Revenue Teams to Make Uncertain Times a Little Better →

How Marketing Teams Can Adapt to Having Fewer Industry Events

Marketing Technology

Tom Wozniak — March 17, 2020 If you’re involved in marketing or sales for just about any industry where traveling to industry events is part of your strategy, you’re almost certainly being impacted by the growing number of cancellations for large events right now. Many companies depend on these types of events to generate new … Continue reading How Marketing Teams Can Adapt to Having Fewer Industry Events →

Create a healthy partnership with your internal teams using agile marketing

Project Management

It’s time to ditch the order-taking syndrome and build stronger partnerships with your stakeholders. Stacey Ackerman on March 9, 2020 A lot of marketers find themselves in the position of being an order taker with their internal stakeholders who have lost sight of the value we bring to the table. With agile marketing, we can … Continue reading Create a healthy partnership with your internal teams using agile marketing →

10 Rules for Building Your Teams Leadership Skills

Leadership Skills

Rick Goodman — February 11, 2020 What if there were 10 rules that you could implement and live by that would build your teams leadership skills effectively, would you be interested? In this episode of The Solutions Oriented Leader Podcast I am going to share with you my 10 rules for building your teams leadership … Continue reading 10 Rules for Building Your Teams Leadership Skills →

How Bloggers Can Improve Their Team’s Task Estimates

Team Management

Rich Butkevic — January 27, 2020 If you’re a blogger who works with a team on projects, such as for a website redesign or enhancement, you may often find that your task estimates are way off – you’re not alone. Studies have shown that most people are terrible at estimating the amount of time that … Continue reading How Bloggers Can Improve Their Team’s Task Estimates →

How Much Autonomy Should Teams Get From Their Agile Leader?

Project Management

Peter Koning — January 13, 2020 The agile movement really has changed the way we lead our people. Giving them more freedom and autonomy to do their job often improves the quality, productivity and happiness of the people. Because knowledge workers (or highly educated people) don’t need a boss to tell them what to do, … Continue reading How Much Autonomy Should Teams Get From Their Agile Leader? →

10 Sales Incentives That Actually Motivate Sales Teams

Sales Strategy

Josh Bean — December 22, 2019 Motivating your sales team month after month is no easy task. Not all sales incentives are created equal. A gift card to a chic boutique might motivate one sales rep but bore another. A sales incentive is effective only if it’s something your team actually wants. And while we’re … Continue reading 10 Sales Incentives That Actually Motivate Sales Teams →

How Product Teams Can Differentiate in the Crowded Enterprise SaaS Market

Product Management

Uri Haramati — November 27, 2019 Follow @uriharamati The SaaS industry is now worth $ 116 billion worldwide. According to Analytical Research Cognizance, the market will grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 21% until 2023. Gartner predicts that combined revenue from SaaS companies will hit $ 278 billion within three years. Capterra, one … Continue reading How Product Teams Can Differentiate in the Crowded Enterprise SaaS Market →

How Top Sales Teams Write the Perfect Follow-up Email After No Response

Email Marketing Tips

Stephanie Lee — November 18, 2019 We all know what it’s like to send a qualified prospect our highest converting sales pitch, only to receive total radio silence in return. We get stuck wondering why our prospect didn’t respond, what happened since the last time we spoke, and what we should say next. In fact, … Continue reading How Top Sales Teams Write the Perfect Follow-up Email After No Response →