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Why Founders Often Go Through Several Sales Teams Before They Get It Right — and How Fractional Leadership Can Change the Equation

In the early life of a startup, few challenges are as misunderstood—and as costly—as building the first sales engine. Founders often assume that hiring a few salespeople will automatically translate into predictable revenue.

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Your Opportunity to Get the Sales Team Right Starts Early – and Doesn’t Last Long

When you step into a company as a fractional sales leader, the clock starts ticking immediately. You’re expected to deliver results quickly—refining processes, improving pipeline health, and driving revenue growth.

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Building an Accountability Culture in Sales Teams

When both sales reps and sales leaders are held accountable for their actions and results, it fosters a sense of ownership, trust, and transparency within the team. How do you build an accountability culture in a sales team?

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How to Lead a Sales Team at an Enterprise Software Company

When executives put their hiring criteria together, I would implore them to throw out the regurgitated and stale approach so often used and statistically unsuccessful - wait for it - “the rolodex and product experts.”

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How Do You Lead a Sales Team?

Too many people like to describe themselves as thought leaders. They want to be recognized as an authority in their field, as the one with the original thinking that others follow. But those true original thinkers are a very rare breed.

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