From Sales Executive to Team Leader: How Can I Overcome New Challenges and Excel?

aknasim
I am a sales executive. Now, I have been promoted to the role of a team leader. How can I effectively tackle the challenges that come with this new opportunity? Please provide some ideas for me to excel in my new position.
Hansjeet
Good Evening,

With reference to your query, firstly, congratulations on your promotion. Now, as the leader of your team, you have accountability for the same. Analyze the different features the team members possess and be ready for shared leadership. Another important aspect is to compete against the situation/circumstance rather than internal competition.

Hope this fulfills your needs.

Respects & Regards,
Hansjeet
ravi ranjan
A nice suggestion, Mr. Hansjeet. Let me also provide some words.

So, it's nice to hear, Mr. Aknasim (from ID), that you got a promotion. First of all, congratulations on getting the promotion. As you mentioned, you now have to work in the profile of a team leader. So, firstly, I would like to suggest, like Mr. Hansjeet, that you meet and get to know your team members, their strengths, and weaknesses, so that you can make a good understanding of the people working with you and under you.

Sales, as usually spoken or hidden, are all related to targets. Analyze the good players of your team. Plan and work out whenever you get monthly targets. Cover it up, monitor it weekly to see if you are achieving the targets fulfilled by your members or not. Show some leadership skills, always cover them timely. Ask for market feedback daily. Prepare daily and weekly achievements to be done and analyze it. Provide some motivation, either as a gift or anything, to your team members so that the goals are within reach. Do not work like that fox, be cooperative, guiding as your seniors did with you when you were under them. Use some ideas from there and apply them all. Let them feel they are really attached to you; you will surely get nice results. The more connected, caring, and good leader you are, the more they will believe in you.

Okay, bye, see you. Hope you achieve all your dreams in your life. Happy Diwali.
psdhingra
Congrats, Aknasim, on your promotion as a team leader!

You may like to go through some tips at the following link and the further links provided at the end of that page:

Team Members Snub New Team Leader (link updated to site home) (Search On Cite | Search On Google)

You may also read about the top ten challenges for a leader at the following link:

Great Leadership: The Top Ten Challenges of the New Leader

P S Dhingra
Vigilance & Management Consultant
Dhingra Consultancy Group
New Delhi
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monuda
Hi Aknasim,

Congratulations on your promotion as a team leader. Firstly, you need team building and leadership skills training, so please discuss this important training with your HR (T&D) department. I wish you all the best for your new assignment.

Thanks & Regards,
Priyatosh (HR)
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