The Ultimate Secret: Gamify Training and Ignite Employee Engagement

Picture this: it’s Monday morning. Your sales team slouches into the office, bleary-eyed from a weekend of rest. Leaden sighs echo throughout, and the flickering fluorescent lights above only serve to drain the remaining life out of the room.

Sounds like a scene out of a corporate apocalypse? It’s the grim reality for many a sales team bereft of motivation and short on engagement. But there’s a secret weapon to kick these symptoms to the curb: enter gamification.

What is Gamification, and Why You Should Care

Imagine flipping the script: Instead of crawling, your employees are bouncing through the doors, their faces lit with the anticipation of rising up the leaderboard, acing challenges, and smashing sales records. Now, isn’t that a corporate culture you’d like to cultivate?

Gamification, simply put, is the art and science of incorporating game elements into non-gaming environments. In the world of sales training, it translates to transforming the mundane to merriment, the tedious to thrilling, and the dull to dynamite. And why should you care? Here’s why:

1. Supercharges Learning

Pick your brain here: Do you remember the topic of your last training session or the details of your latest spreadsheet training? If that seems like a Herculean task, you’re not alone. The human brain is not built for rote learning. However, our brains are wired to remember games.

2. Boosts Engagement

Want the lights in their eyes to glow fervently? Gamify your training! Engaged employees are productive employees. Engaged employees are employees who bring in unbeatable sales success.

3. Unlocks Potential

The leaderboard isn’t just a way to pit employee against employee. It’s a strategy for each employee to outdo their personal best and unlock their potential.

Slippery Slopes: An Example of What Can Go Wrong

Let’s dissect a hypothetical scenario – a company we’ll call ‘Bland Inc.’ Bland Inc doesn’t believe in spicing up their training. Their sessions are faceless PowerPoint presentations and endless spreadsheets. The result? A disengaged workforce meandering through sales targets, a decline in productivity, and eventually, a slipping bottom line.

Two things went wrong for Bland Inc. First, by being averse to innovation – in this case, demurring from gamification – they created an uninspiring learning environment. Second, they failed to inspire employee engagement, a key ingredient in sales success.

The Gameplan: How to Gamify Training

Transform drab training into fun gaming sessions with these tantalizing tactics:

1. Leverage Leaderboards

Everyone enjoys a healthy competition. Use leaderboard strategy to push your workers towards better performance.

2. Reward Right:

Don’t just measure the outcome—reward the process. Sales is a numbers game, true, but it’s also a journey.

3. Champion Challenges

Set challenges for your teams. Hit the sweet spot between too easy and too hard, and watch your sales bloom.

Final Notes: Sqilz is Here to Help

Does gamifying training seem like an uphill task? Rest assured, with the Sqilz app at your command, it’s as simple as pie. Sqilz can help you inspire your team, train them effectively, and keep them razor-sharp, all while ensuring they’re having fun.

In the end, remember: successful sales teams aren’t just business-centric, they’re also human-centric. Engage not only their sales skills, but also their heart and mind. Try gamification today and watch your sales success soar.

Now, fellow warriors on the sales battlefield, what game-changing secret do YOU wish to deploy today?