Christoph Senn, marketing professor at INSEAD, has spent years studying how top executives involve themselves in B2B sales. Some are very hands-off. Others make only social calls. Still others sit at the negotiating table. Outcomes vary widely. Senn explains the best combination of approaches for top executives engaging with core customers. And he shares how ... Show More
May 26
What Leads Companies to Betray Their Own Principles
Why do so many organizations lose their way as they grow? Eric Ries, entrepreneur and author, says that corruption inside companies rarely begins with bad people or dramatic scandals. More often, it emerges slowly, through broken incentives, unchecked bureaucracy, and systems tha ... Show More
28m 55s
Aug 2020
#CEO 10: You’re a CEO, But Don’t Think You Need Sales Skills Huh? w/ Jim Hemmer
Sales is an integral part of any business, but rarely associated with the CEO’s role. Sales are bottom lines only, right? Wrong. Engineer, turned breakout salesperson, turned powerful CEO, Jim Hemmer shares his journey to the chair, and dares you to think sales at the top doesn’t ... Show More
57m 49s
Feb 2024
#107: Mentoring the Next Generation of Successful Sales Leaders
The sales profession has evolved, but one thing has remained the same: the power and importance of mentorship. Where sales leaders once learned in person from each other in unstructured meetings — office banter, going to lunch, connecting at conferences or networking events — man ... Show More
40m 42s
Nov 2022
Personality Traits of Successful Salespeople with Christopher Croner, SalesDrive, LLC
<p>In this HRchat episode, we focus on challenges related to attracting, hiring, and onboarding Sales pros. <br/><br/>Joining Bill Banham on the show today is Psychologist and Sales Assessment Expert, <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophercroner/'>Christopher Croner, Ph ... Show More
25m 13s
<p><em><strong>The Growth Leader: Strategies to Drive the Top and Bottom Lines</strong></em> by Scott K. Edinger</p> <p>ABOUT THE BOOK:</p> <p>Growth is a leadership issue, not a sales issue.</p> <p>However you define business growth--total revenue, net income, margin expansion, ... Show More
