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The Sales Hiring Blind Spots Series #6 | Industry Experience the Trap that Repeats

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Industry Experience Trap Keeps Pulling You Back In The candidate had twenty years in the industry. Knew every product, every competitor, every distributor by name. Could quote the spec sheet from memory. You hired them in three weeks because the resume was a fit and the interview confirmed they spoke the language. Six months in, […]

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The Sales Hiring Blind Spots Series | #5 Why the Autonomy Excuse Keeps Pulling You Back In

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You hired the rep eighteen months ago. Strong interview. Strong references. Strong start. You called them a self-starter and let them run — that was the plan. You don’t have time to babysit a senior salesperson, and you shouldn’t have to.   Q1 they hit their number. Q2 they were close. Q3 they missed. Q4

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The Sales Hiring Blind Spots Series | #4 Why the 30-Minute Verdict Keeps Pulling You Back In

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You walked out of the conference room after thirty minutes and turned to your sales leader. I like him. Three words. The decision was made.   The two remaining interviews on the schedule became formalities — questions designed to confirm what you’d already concluded. The reference checks were perfunctory. The offer went out the next

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The Sales Hiring Blind Spots Series #3 | How to Write a Job Posting

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Your hiring manager wrote the job post. You skimmed it. It looked fine. Professional language. Competitive compensation. Growing team. Great culture. It went up on LinkedIn and three job boards on Tuesday. By Friday, you have eighty-three applicants. By the following Tuesday, you have a hundred and twenty. Your hiring manager is drowning. They can’t

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The Sales Hiring Blind Spots Series: #2 Why the Generic Seat Keeps Pulling You Back In

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You wrote a job description for a “sales professional.” Three words. Your hiring manager pulled the rest from the last description you posted two years ago. The recruiting partner didn’t push back. The applicants started flowing. Twelve interviews in, you can’t tell who’s qualified. None of them feel right. None of them feel wrong enough

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The Sales Hiring Blind Spots Series: #1 Why the Resume Lie Keeps Pulling You Back In

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  Operations runs without you. Finance runs without you. Sales hiring still runs through you — because nobody else on your team knows how. Until that changes, the seat is yours. Here’s how it changes.   You read every resume. You screen every candidate. You make every final call. You built a $25M to $50M

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Sales Onboarding: The Handoff That’s Killing Your Retention Rate

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Why Your A-Player Sales Hire Is Already Looking for Another Job You fought hard to land that A-player. Great interviews. Strong references. Real talent. Then you fumbled the handoff. And now they’re scrolling LinkedIn on their lunch break. The “They’ll Figure It Out” Myth I had a client who believed their new sales hire would

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Hiring a Sales Manager: You Didn’t Fill a Seat, You Emptied Two

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          Hiring a Sales Manager? You promoted your best rep in March. Four years as your top producer. He knew the accounts, knew the margin, knew when to walk from a job that was going to bleed you. So when the seat opened, you didn’t run a search. You handed it

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Why Your Sales Team Isn’t Performing (And It’s Not Their Fault)

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  Your sales team missed targets again. The excuses sound familiar. The market is tough. Competitors cut prices. Prospects won’t return calls. But here’s the uncomfortable truth. If your sales organization isn’t delivering, the responsibility falls on the leadership. Tough pill to swallow? Let’s dig deeper. Leadership Doesn’t Know What To Do Most executives I

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Transforming Risk Signals into Sales Triumphs

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Several months ago, I was approached by a business owner from the security and life safety industry who was determined to make a significant shift in revenue within a challenging 90-day window. This ambitious leader wasn’t just looking for marginal improvements; he was committed to identifying key priorities that required immediate correction, taking decisive actions,

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