Last week, I wrote about the worst hiring experience I ever had, and how it ended up costing my company $4 million in lost revenue – the equivalent of a luxury penthouse. It was an expensive learning experience. But since then, I’ve uncovered a few things about what NOT to do when hiring a new sales rep. Here are 10 common hiring mistakes I made as a sales manager – as well as how to fix them and hire the right kind of salesperson.

I’m sure you’ve heard a thousand reasons from your sales reps why your CRM sucks. To them, it’s like the developers of the top selling CRM systems got together in a smoke-filled room and thought, “How can we make something that’s the exact opposite of what salespeople need?” So just for fun, we’ve collected a list of 11 things you’ll never hear your salespeople say about CRM.

It’s a few days before the end of the quarter. Your champion just called. Management has decided to wait until next quarter. The money just isn't there at the moment.

Another deal that's slipped through the cracks. How can you keep this from happening to you?