{"id":6385,"date":"2023-12-27T15:05:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T15:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com?p=6385"},"modified":"2024-01-03T15:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T15:05:24","slug":"hitting-year-end-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/blog\/hitting-year-end-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways Your Employees Will Sabotage Hitting Year End Targets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Year-end is full of pressure for any sales team. That said, you and your team members should face your targets with courage and optimism until December comes to a close. Here are three things employees might do that sabotage hitting year end targets \u2014 and how to remedy them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#1 Quitting Early<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When sales reps feel like they\u2019re running behind on their goals, they often quit before the quarter ends. This defeated attitude will keep you from hitting year end targets and spill over into the first quarter of the new year. Keep your team encouraged, upbeat, and working hard toward their goals. Instead of quitting on targets early, encourage them to find ways of hitting year end targets early!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#2 Making Excuses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even under pressure, top performers don\u2019t make excuses and slack off. Only mediocre employees give up on their goals. Year end time off, holiday plans, and other seasonal circumstances don\u2019t justify disengaged behavior. If you notice employees making excuses about not hitting their numbers, it might be time to chat about reasonable career expectations. Be constructive in your conversations and offer proactive solutions to help them close year-end deals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#3 Ruining the Fun!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Year-end tensions can keep stressed-out employees from hitting year end targets. Whenever possible, nurture friendly competition and bonding across your team. Offer surprise rewards and appreciate every effort your employees make towards winning. Lighten the mood, and your customers will notice, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access our global network of top performers and start your new year off with a burst of motivation.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/sales-recruiter\/\">Contact us today<\/a>\u00a0to get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all 980w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png-300x169.webp?strip=all 300w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png-250x141.webp?strip=all 250w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png-300x169@2x.webp?strip=all 600w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png-250x141@2x.webp?strip=all 500w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all&amp;w=98 98w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all&amp;w=196 196w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all&amp;w=392 392w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all&amp;w=686 686w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all&amp;w=784 784w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all&amp;w=882 882w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/year-end-success-980x551.png.webp?strip=all&amp;w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year-end is full of pressure for any sales team. That said, you and your team members should face your targets with courage and optimism until December comes to a close. Here are three things employees might do that sabotage hitting year end targets \u2014 and how to remedy them. #1 Quitting Early When sales reps<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"text-primary mt-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/blog\/hitting-year-end-targets\/\">&#8230;continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;3 Ways Your Employees Will Sabotage Hitting Year End Targets&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sales-management"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6385"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-json\/\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}