The Sales Director News (October 2008)

News Archive

• Workers 'should spend 20 minutes daily for lunch'
  20/10/2008
  Workplaces should introduce a policy where workers must be away from their desks during lunch for a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes, an expert claims.
• Share options benefits 'could damage businesses'
  17/10/2008
  Companies which are currently offering share options to workers such as those in sales manager jobs as part of their employee benefits schemes could be strongly impacted by problems with the financial sector, an expert warns.
• Employees believe management 'not experienced enough'
  16/10/2008
  Research conducted by the Aziz Corporation finds employees believe those in management positions such as sales directors are not experienced enough to be able to lead effectively.
• Merged companies must not offer different benefits
  14/10/2008
  Companies which are acquiring other firms must make sure benefits packages for each of the parts are equalised, an expert claims.
• CRB work-to-rule 'will delay jobseeker checks'
  14/10/2008
  Industrial action at the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) could lead to a delay in vetting by sales recruitment personnel.
• 58% trained in conflict resolution find 'win-win' solutions
  13/10/2008
  Of those in positions such as sales jobs, 58 per cent who have received conflict resolution training look for solutions which give benefits to both parties.
• Sales managers saying 'thank you' less
  10/10/2008
  Research finds sales managers are thanking their staff for the work they have put in less than they used to.
• Britain 'will meet' Lord Leitch's targets
  09/10/2008
  Britain will achieve the skills targets which have been laid out in the Leitch review, a minister says.
• Total benefits 'should be used in sales recruitment process'
  01/10/2008
  Employers of those in sales jobs should promote total benefits rather than total rewards, even during the sales recruitment process, an expert recommends.