Tag Archives: Building Great Sales Teams

Hire the Best (Requires 30 seconds to read)

Picture this competitive scenario. Your company is in a dog fight with two other companies to win an important piece of business. One of your competitors is a large, well-known market leader and the other always offers aggressive price discounts, while your company has the superior product. Who will win the business? The answer is [...]

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Baseball Players Make Lousy Soccer Players (Requires 30 Seconds to Read)

In the sprit of the FIFA games that we are probably all watching, we thought we would pick on baseball players using a soccer analogy. No country expects to be competitive by building a national soccer team made up of a random group of athletes from different sports. To state what is probably obvious, it [...]

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Three Reasons to Hire Sales DNA (Requires 40 seconds to read)

For many companies, the sales hiring process focuses on experience. Candidates are considered in the context of whether they have sold the right products or worked for certain companies. This approach is flawed because it limits the pool of eligible candidates and, in turn, the likelihood of finding reliable performers. Focusing on personality traits, behavioral [...]

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Sales Powerhouse Presentation – Building a Sales Team that Delivers

Tuesday, I presented at Engage Selling’s third annual Powerhouse Sales Event and shared insights into building a winning sales team. Great turnout, sales managers from many sectors and some good questions from the audience. Here is a link to my presentation. –)) Build a Sales Team that Delivers

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