# Lead Management **URL:** \ **Category:** Tips, Tricks & Best Practices\ **Tags:** crm\ **Created:** [October 8, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lead-management/140761 "2025-10-08T17:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stacks42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Stacks42](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Stacks42)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lead-management/140761/1 "2025-10-08T17:07:57Z")
Our org uses LifeCycle stage in Tandem with a Contact Type property. For example: When a contact is lifecycle stage Lead or MQL, the contact type will typically be “Prospect”. I’m wondering if it makes any sense to clear/remove or change the contact type so it doesn’t read “Prospect” after a lead is already disqualified. We use the lead object to manage the lead through the lead funnel that way. I can’t decide if it makes sense to keep the LifeCycle stage and contact type the same after disqualification. I suppose it would be nice just to use the Contact Type = Prospect to see the current active prospect pool at any time? is there value of leaving it the same and just using the Lead Status? Maybe they could re-engage in the future as a prospect too. i.e. Bad Timing or Budget reasoning. ---
**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/lead-management/140761/2 "2025-10-08T17:17:05Z")
Hi @Stacks42, That mostly depends on what purpose you have for the contact type property. Personally, I use it to designate which “lane” a contact sits in. If they’re going through the buyer’s journey, they’re a “Potential customer or customer”. Other values would be partner, journalist, employee etc. Disqualifying a contact wouldn’t remove them from that lane since, as you said, they could reconvert. If you maintain a disqualification reason field, that let’s you identify these contacts easily. No need to clear their contact type. Unless, of course, this property serves a different purpose for you. Best regards!