Bonnie Low-Kramen

JUNE 19, 2024

If more men understood the scope of responsibilities, the salary potential, and the positive impact we have on others, more would join the profession. Why do men dominate the sales profession? I believe it’s partly because there are clear goals and paths to make the money you want to make.

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Interviewing Cubicle Consulting Training 52

Ask a Manager

APRIL 5, 2015

But maybe there are other solutions to minimize the distractions, like putting up a barrier (like a cubicle wall) between you and the sink and fridge. I was then brought to meet with the director of sales, who introduced herself and immediately mentioned that she knew my current company’s VP, as she herself used to work for him.

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Sales Interviewing Cubicle Planning 34

Success

AUGUST 10, 2021

You launched this side hustle in 2017 but recently left your salaried job to take this business seriously. . Here you have a problem (flagging revenue) and a goal (sales target). The lion’s share of our sales comes from email marketing , but very few blog readers (1%) subscribe. The problem-solving strategy : Six Thinking Hats.

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Problem-Solving Creativity Banking Sales 124

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Of the 8 floors in the building the floor that had the biggest cash to coffee gap was the floor where most of the top executives sat (salaries of mid-six figures to seven figures). Some other person in sales who hands out coffee, sugar, and milk (but needs a receipt for everything). She would be utterly charming and gracious.

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Supplies Purchasing Cleaning Sales 62

Ask a Manager

JULY 1, 2019

We heavily support our sales team, and my three peers and I were recently invited to a blank agenda meeting during end-of-year sales days. There was some good-nature speculation that this meeting would be a thank-you, going away recognition for a peer, or general celebration of hitting sales goals. It was super awkward.

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Sales Problem-Solving Cubicle Salary 20

Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This panic arrives the moment we realize we’ve strayed too far from the paycheck mothership and feel compelled to run back to the salaried womb. Breathe and know that there’s no need to retreat back to cubicle-land. In the salaried world we get at least a couple weeks’ paid vacation and feel justified disconnecting from work.

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Consulting Prioritization Security Sales 145