Much has been written about the annoying habits of millennials, and I myself have been known to tell my 20-something reps to get off Tinder and pick up the phone. As the head of a sales and marketing team that is mostly millennials, I’ve had my fair share of the well-documented annoyances of the younger generation, but I’ve also noticed something else. My millennials are selling better and smarter than many of our company’s older, more seasoned sales partners. The Sales Landscape Has Changed Historically, buyers relied on salespeople for information about products and services, so the salesperson needed to be “consultative” and provide expert advice on the industry, as well as the company
As most California employers know, the complex snare of laws that control employment in the state is broad and constantly expanding. Under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) it has become even more complicated. Employers with 5 or more employees are subject to the new FEHA regulations. These new regulations now apply if you collectively have 5 or more employees located anywhere in the United States, one of which is located in California. This means that if you have 1 employee in California and 4 or more employees somewhere outside of California, the new FEHA regulations discussed below apply to you and you can be sued for failure to comply. Moreover, if you have any employees who
