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Monday, October 15, 2012

Recruiting Great Sales People

Recruiting Great Sales People
 
You say it to your sales team all the time: "ABC. Always be closing." Well, as a sales leader, I'd recommend that you adopt a slightly different mantra for yourself: ABR: Always be recruiting.Many sales managers settle into complacency when their team is performing well, or recruiting falls by the wayside when there's too much else on their plates. But in reality, it's essential to constantly have recruiting on your to-do list for three important reasons:
  1. Recruiting Great Sales PeoplePeople leave. No matter how well you pay your team, or how well they seem to be performing, one thing's always certain: turnover happens. Whether it's someone winning the lottery, moving, or getting a better offer somewhere else, some of your employees will inevitably move on from your company. And as their manager, you'll be last to know, so don't be caught in a bind when one of your key team members gives notice.
  2. People under perform. Traditionally, sales teams fall into a pattern: 20% hit well above their target, they are your high performers. 60% hit their target fairly consistently, they are your workhorses. And 20% under perform or are too new to measure. You always want the option to replace your bottom 20% with better performers, and you won't have any options if you're not actively recruiting.
  3. Your team will grow. Even in the best case scenario--where all of your team members are over performing and you're hitting it out of the park in your market, then it's time to start attacking new markets. And at that point, you'll need new reps to go after those markets.
Recruiting is an important aspect of any sales leader's job, and there are some techniques that make it a more manageable task. Here are some of the best practices that our sales VP clients use in recruitment:

  1. Use a professional services recruiting company that focuses on sales. We often see companies using recruiters who are more general in nature, and unfortunately they sometimes just don't "get" salespeople. One of the best sales recruiting companies in North America is Peak Recruiting.
  2. Develop an internal referral program. A generous referral bonus will encourage your employees to bring in their network. Your employees understand your business best, and are most likely to cultivate loyalty when they bring in one of their own contacts. We suggest an offer of at least $5,000 per employee that is referred, hired and stays beyond six months. It's less than you'd spend on advertising or recruiting, and likely a better quality candidate.
  3. Ask clients, vendors, partners and your resale channels for referrals. Your new hires are going to be the first point of contact with your clients and partners, so why not ask them whom they'd like to buy from or work with? Some of your best customers might be able to draw from their network or refer you to other sales reps they've worked with.
  4. Get varied interview feedback. It's important that more than one person interview each candidate in order to get well-rounded and objective feedback. I recommend that the interview process incorporate three different people within the company, including someone who reports to you--perhaps another sales rep--and someone outside the department to see how they react to non-sales environments.
  5. Vary your interview locations. You should also consider varying the interview environment beyond just the office conference room. Can they focus in a more distracting environment, like a restaurant or coffee shop? Sales requires getting out of your own office, so you'll want to see how they do in a variety of situations.
  6. Use social media. Post your openings on Facebook, LinkedIn or your blog in order to attract people from across the country or around the world if required. Also, use social media to check out potential candidates' profiles before beginning the interview process.
  7. Ask one last question. There are a lot of things you can test about a candidate in an interview, but one tough long-term thing to measure is memory, which is essential for a good sales rep. I use one simple question at the end of the interview to help assess this: I ask the candidate to relay back to me what we discussed in the interview. If he or she can't do so accurately, it's a bad sign that their mind was elsewhere during the meeting.
By keeping these seven simple tips in mind, you can make recruiting a constant priority without devoting incredible amounts of time to it. Ensure that you're never in a bind and treat recruiting like the sales process, where you always have a healthy pipeline of viable prospects.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Roots, suffixes, and prefixes



Component
Meaning
Example
CARDIO-
heart
echocardiogram = sound wave image of the heart.
CYTE-
cell
thrombocyte = clot forming cell.
HAEM-
blood
haematoma - a tumour or swelling filled with blood.
THROMB-
clot, lump
thrombocytopenia = deficiency of thrombocytes in the blood
ETHRO-
red
ehtrocyte = red blood cell
LEUKO-
white
leukocyte = white blood cell
SEP, SEPTIV-
toxicity due to micro-organisms
septicaemia
VAS-
vessel / duct
cerebrovascular = blood vessels of the cerebrum of the brain.
HYPER-
excessive
hyperglycaemia = excessive levels of glucose in blood.
HYPO-
deficient / below
hypoglycaemia = abnormally low glucose blood levels.
-PENIA
deficiency
neutropenia = low levels of neutrophilic leukocytes.
-EMIA
condition of blood
anaemia = abnormally low levels of red blood cells.

Abbreviations and Acronyms (Cardiovascular)


AA
Anaplastic Anaemia
ALL
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
AML
Acute Myeloid leukaemia
ANC
Absolute neutrophil count
ANLL
Acute non-lymphatic leukaemia
ASH
American Society for Hematology
B-ALL
B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
BP
Blood pressure
CALGB
Cancer and Leukemia Group B (USA)
cALL
Common ALL
CGL
Chronic Granulocytic Leukaemia
CHF
Congestive heart failure
CLL
Chronic lymphocytic Leukaemia
CML
Chronic myeloid leukaemia
CMML
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
CPR
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
CVA
Cardiovascular Accident (stroke)
CVC
Central venous catheters
ECG
Electrocardiogram - heart scan
FAB
French American and British classification scheme for leukaemia
FBC
Full Blood Count
G-CSF
Granulocyte colony stimulating factor promotes production of white blood cells
GM-CSF
Granulocyte and macrophage colony stimulating factor
Hb
Haemoglobin
HCL
Hairy Cell Leukaemia
HD
Hodgkin's Disease (lymphoma)
HTLV
Human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus
IV
Intravenous - into a vein
LRF
Leukaemia Research Fund (UK)
LVEF
Left Ventricular Fjection Fraction - a heart function test
LVSF
Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction - a heart function test
MM
Multiple Myeloma
RBC
Red blood cell / red blood count
WBC
White blood cell count
WCC
White cell count

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

What Are the Organs of the Cardiovascular System?

At first glance, the cardiovascular system appears to consist of only a single organ--the heart. This organ is certain a key player in the system; it’s responsible for pumping blood rich in nutrients and oxygen to the body cells, and its pumping action helps return oxygen-deficient blood back to the heart for re-oxygenation at the lungs. However, the heart is not the only organ of the cardiovascular system; other organs synthesize blood, process and clean the blood, and assist in distribution.

Bone Marrow

The primary purpose of the circulatory system--to distribute blood--would be rendered impossible if there were no blood to distribute. As such, the bone marrow, or soft, active tissue found inside the long bones of the body, is a crucial component of this system. Red blood cells, called erythrocytes, are responsible for transporting oxygen to the tissues. Dr. Gary Thibodeau notes in his text, “Anatomy and Physiology,” that the erythrocytes are synthesized in bone marrow localized in the ends of long bones. White blood cells, or leukocytes, are also important components of blood, and help to fight infection. They’re made in the marrow localized in smaller ends of bones.

Blood Vessels

The arteries, capillaries, and veins are necessary components of the cardiovascular system as well. These are the vessels designed to carry blood to and from the heart, and their morphology reflects their function. Arteries, which carry blood from the heart, must withstand the force of high-pressure blood. They are muscular and tough. Arteries branch into smaller and smaller vessels the further they get from the heart, eventually branching into the tiny capillaries, which are so narrow that blood can only pass through a single cell at a time. Capillaries have very thin walls, to allow nutrient, waste, and gas exchange between cells outside the vessel and blood inside the vessel. Veins, then, return blood to the heart. Venous blood is at much lower pressure than arterial blood, so veins are not as tough as arteries. They do, however, have one-way valves inside to prevent backflow of blood, notes Dr. Thibodeau.

Heart

The heart is the circulatory system’s pump, and its job is to receive blood from body cells, send that blood to the lungs for oxygenation, receive oxygenated blood back from the lungs, and then send the blood to the body cells once more. To accomplish this without mixing of blood, the heart has two sides. The right side receives blood from the body and sends it out to the lungs, while the left side receives blood from the lungs and sends it out to the body. Since the left side has to push blood through a much longer network of vessels, this side of the heart is much more muscular and much larger than the right side.

Spleen

Located near the top of the abdomen, the spleen is blood storage and cleaning organ. It is filled with cells of the immune system, so as blood passes through, it is checked for pathogens and impurities. In addition, however, the spleen acts as a source of an emergency blood transfusion; if a person is bleeding badly, the spleen contracts and increases blood volume and blood pressure to try to maintain consciousness, notes Dr. Lauralee Sherwood in her book “Human Physiology.” The spleen’s tendency to store large quantities of blood makes it prone to rupture during traumatic injuries, however. Fortunately, it’s a nonessential organ, and ruptured spleens can be removed surgically with no negative long-term consequences.

Function of the Cardiovascular System

It is important to understand the function of the cardiovascular system in order to see how your lifestyle choices affect your heart. It is a very efficient and complex network.

Our very existence relies on the function of the cardiovascular system.
The function of the cardiovascular system is to circulate blood through a network of vessels throughout the body to provide individual cells with oxygen and nutrients and help dispose of metabolic wastes. The oxygen rich blood leaves the heart via the arteries and delivers nutrients and oxygen to the body in exchange for waste and carbon dioxide. The oxygen-depleted blood travels back to the heart via the veins. At the heart the blood acquires more oxygen and makes the journey thought the body again. This is an involuntary network that works 24 hours a day. Here are some of the important functions of the cardiovascular system:
  • Circulates oxygen and removes carbon dioxide
  • Provides cells with nutrients
  • Protects the body against disease and infection
  • Stops bleeding after injury by clotting
  • Regulates body temperature.
  • Removes the waste products
  • Transports hormones to cells and organs.

Each day the heart beats about 100,000 times and pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood. This network exists in conjunction with the pulmonary network - as it is the lungs that supply the oxygen to the heart and eliminates the waste of carbon dioxide.

What are the functions of the cardiovascular system?



Best Answer

To name a few


1) supplying oxygen to the body
2) supplying nutrients to the body
3) supplying the wastes to the excretory organs of the body for elimination
4) immunological
5) maintaining body temperature
6) supplying the drugs and medicine to the target organ
7) maintaining the internal body pressure
8) transporting hormones from source gland to the target body part
9) absorption of the digested food from the elementary canal (not lipids & fats)
10) the level of various blood contents is of great significance in diagnosing any deviation of the body functioning from normal, eg. B.urea, B. sugar, etc.
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