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Mind the Leadership Gap
Most experienced inside sales leaders already know a lot about leadership. You know one-to-one conversations should happen consistently. Coaching needs to be specific to the salesperson. Expectations need to be clear. You need to inspect what you expect. You know pipeline conversations need to go deeper than, “So, where are we with this one?” Yet knowing something and consistently doing it can end up surprisingly far apart. That space is your leadership gap. A customer issue blows up. Your boss needs numbers. Someone calls out sick. A salesperson needs help with a deal. Your calendar fills up. The one-to-one gets…
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