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Jan 2022
22m 20s

113. Management is Not a Reward

PATRICK LENCIONI
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If promoting a high-performing member of your sales team means losing your best salesperson and gaining an average sales manager, why do we continue to rely so heavily on these metrics?  This week, Pat and Cody discuss the mistakes that many organizations make when promoting and choosing their managers.  

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