Today's sales reps face the Herculean task of staying motivated and effective every day despite playing against a stacked deck, carrying the weight of corporate revenue performance on their shoulders.

Sellers may still be working remotely-and often in isolation-without fast access to a manager or co-worker to help confirm an important spec, talk through a pitch, or give a different perspective on a deal. And they're taking all of this on when clients' budgets are tighter, more rigid, and closely scrutinized