Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

” But talent trumps everything! Having the right people in the right jobs is the foundation for success in everything we do. However, I’m constantly amazed at how casually managers treat “talent” issues. Too many are very causal about what they are looking for in talent.

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Partners in Excellence

MAY 23, 2019

I’ve been participating in a great discussion on the importance of talent. Too few managers pay the right attention to talent, both recruiting, onboarding, developing, and retaining the right people. As a result, the costs of this inattention to talent is millions to hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

If you haven’t sensed it yet, I think Sales Talent will probably be “THE” issue confronting sales executives in the coming 3-5 years. In some sense, we’ve tried everything else–technology, sales enablement, incentives, wishful thinking–yet sales results continue to plummet.

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Sales Talent Face-to-face Maximizer Incentives 72

SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

However, every attempt we made to talk about Talent Management received the Heisman. Register here for a copy of our Inside Sales talent management scorecard to see how Inside Sales Reps should be evaluated. Numbers and metrics trumped everything. A true Talent Management program emphasizes personal growth.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 16, 2018

And for those parts of buying that don’t move to e-procurement, the complex buying journeys, talent becomes the cornerstone of making our numbers. But as one looks at many organizations, it would be hard to discern they recognize talent is the cornerstone to their success, or that they have a talent management strategy.

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Sales Talent Hiring Churn Incentives 86

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 4, 2018

The first critical issue I’ll be addressing is Talent Management. We can never hope to achieve our goals, if we don’t have the right talent in place to execute our strategies and deliver the desired goals. Yet too often, I see sales executives and front line managers not prioritizing talent as a top issue.

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Sales Management Hiring Face-to-face Ideal Customer Profile 53

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Through training, your sales team is equipped with everything they need to keep your lead data accurate and applicable so you can allocate your resources accordingly,” Vito explains. I‘ve met some incredibly talented salespeople who would tell you they’re naturally introverted. Vito Vishnepolsky reports a similar experience to Louise.

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Pipeline Training Forecasting Top of Funnel 92