Reducing work related stress & Improving mental health in sales

Duration: 33 minutes

Learning objectives: The importance of mental health in sales and what we can do about it as sales leaders and sales professionals

Credit CPDEx:1.0

Tag(s) English, Video, Conference, Level 5, Level 6, Customer Experience, Team Performance, L5S2, L6S1, L6L2

Reducing work related stress & Improving mental health in sales

Description

Recommended audience

Sales Leadership & Management Professionals
Head of Sales
Sales Director
Account Director

Type of audience

English-speaking UK and International

Description

This session discusses the importance of mental health, what we can do about it as leaders and professionals and the benefits of doing so.

Ollie Sharpe is joined by Angie Vaux, Founder & CEO of OutsideIN Performance, who offers Mindfulness and Executive coaching to enhance personal and professional performance.

In the sales environment in the UK, a high number of people suffer from stress and anxiety and face mental health issues. If we stand back and watch, this will only get worse!

This presentation looks into the natural pressures and workload of sales professionals and how we can look after ourselves and our teams, and understand the problem in more detail as well as the actual causes.

Key takeaways

·Understanding stress and poor mental health in the sales industry

·Ways to successfully identify and manage pressures on our mental health

·How to identify and address issues with our colleagues and teams

CPD Points

CPD Points: One

Presenters

Ollie Sharpe - VP of Revenue EMEA, SalesLoft

An experienced business leader with a wealth of experience and knowledge within the B2B marketplace and a passion for working in fast-paced, hyper-growth start-up environments. Experienced in managing teams and taking SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions and professional services to the corporate/ enterprise and staffing markets across EMEA.

Experienced in all aspects of building new markets/lines of business, sales and sales management working with different teams across the business including customer success, product and marketing.

Angie Vaux - CEO & Founder, OutsideIN Performance

Angie is the Founder and CEO of the Women in Tech forum, a global membership and coaching platform to help people accelerate and grow their careers in tech.

She has worked with companies of all sizes who share a genuine passion and commitment to driving positive change in the tech industry. Focused on her goal to create a diverse workforce where everybody feels included and valued.

She has been working with more than 12,000 members of her organisation’s community including Adobe, Slack, G2, Seeblue Marketing, SAP, Facebook, nudge, Box and Okta.

Prior to founding the Women in Tech forum, she had a 20-year career in the tech industry holding global and regional leadership positions for world-leading organisations including SÃP, TripAdvisor and Mimecast.

She has been awarded the ‘10 Most Impactful Women in Technology 2021’ by Analytics Insights magazine, a finalist for 'Inspirational Individual of the Year 2021' by BCS and IT Industry Awards, and was listed #18 on the Top 50 UK SaaS Sales Leaders by Sales Confidence in 2018.