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June 27, 2012
1 Leading Indicator to Determine if You Will Make Quota This Year
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At the end of Q1, I wrote an article on how to assess your year-to-date performance through the first 90 days. In that post, I provided guidance on how to rank your performers (low, medium, high) and what level of action you should take based on the assessment. In today’s post, I’ve updated the tool for you to assess your sales compensation and quota attainment by rep (or team) for the first half of the year. To start, (Download the Mid-Year Sales Compensation Assessment Dashboard Tool Here) populate the top half of the document to understand your team’s performance and relative compensation payouts. This is important for three reasons:
When you’ve completed the initial financial assessment, I’ve added a Mid-Year Progress Report so you can evaluate if you made progress with your team from Q1 to Q2. The progress report is simple: How many reps were in the low, medium and high categories in relation to variance to quota in Q1 and how many are in those categories at the conclusion of Q2?
The Leading Indicator
In terms of interpreting the Mid-Year Progress Report in the tool, this is a single leading indicator you can use to determine if you will make your quota this year. Here’s how to use your results:
The leading indicator of your year-end can be determined by the progress your team made from Q1 to Q2. If the enclosed assessment has you going in the right direction, keep your head down and continue making the investments in your team that have gotten you results. If you are moving towards the other end of the spectrum, it’s not too late to focus on the fundamentals.
Where to Focus
We like to use a term at SBI called ‘flipping the funnel.’ Start by focusing on your installed base to determine if you can cross or up-sell anyone. Then, get laser focused on late-stage sales opportunities. Are there any in there you can get over the hump sooner rather than later to get the team working on the middle of the sales opportunity funnel. Lastly, what’s coming in the door from your lead development team? Make sure you are following your sales process activities and sticking to the fundamentals. Don’t let the team panic and start taking short cuts.
Conduct a Mid-Year Sales Compensation Performance Assessment Now!
What coaching and feedback have you used with your teams to ensure the leading indicators of your sales compensation payouts and quota attainment are moving in the right direction for the second half of the year?
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