Someone that is unoriginal, a Leader whose words lack any sense of originality. And worse, they are directly regurgitating – repeating without analyzing or comprehending - what others have said before.
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Who declares a random Friday a National Day for a certain grape varietal? And who declares all the other days, weeks, and months that we hear about?
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There is a big difference between web design, UI, UX design. Unfortunately, most people need to understand the difference and often hire the wrong person for the job. Thus, it is essential to know the difference between the three to hire the right person.
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Sales leaders are much more than just managers. They are expected to be consultants, providing their expertise and guidance to their clients and teams. Similarly, consultants are expected to be sales-driven, constantly seeking new opportunities to generate revenue for their organizations.
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It is a very personal list. Because what I may consider bad Sales Management is looked upon very favorably by someone else. So, what follows is simply the summary of observations and interpretations over decades of working as and with Sales Managers.
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When it comes to hiring a senior sales leader, there are two main types of candidates to consider: those with big company experience and those with entrepreneurial experience. Each has its pros and cons, and the decision criteria for choosing the right candidate for your business will depend on several factors.
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After 30 years in sales, revenue, or growth, most executives have done a lot of different things; in fact, many LinkedIn profiles look alike. Most everyone has worked at a few nameplate accounts, has delivered substantial growth, has built and transformed, hired and coached, and exited successfully. But now it is time to identify your superpower!
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A gifted founder CEO, often with a vague-at-best exit strategy, who’s both the lead technician and the company’s best/only salesperson. And a resistance to standardization, usually attributed to the bespoke, variable, heuristic, or technical nature of the work itself.
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Every company on the planet is the same in their two most fundamental processes: making stuff and selling stuff. All other processes should be in support of these two facets of the raison d'être of a company. The corner bakery and the world's largest industrial conglomerates are the same at this level.
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I get asked quite often about the state of the Fractional Industry and what I am seeing on the supply and demand side. My answer runs the risk of being self-serving, and at the same time, as an industry, I feel we need to tell the story. If we don’t, who will?
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