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How to Run a Lost Deal Debrief: Aviation’s Failure Model

A lost-deal debrief works when an organization treats it the way aviation treats a flight incident: mandatory, blameless, and focused on what broke in the process rather than who made the mistake. Run one by asking a fixed sequence of questions on every loss: where...

Sales Burnout Statistics: 70% of Sellers Are Struggling

Sales burnout has a specific, measured shape. In a 2024 survey of more than 500 B2B sellers and sales leaders, Sales Health Alliance found that 70 percent report struggling with their mental health, 67 percent say they are close to burnout right now, and depression...

Five Traits That Predict Sales Manager Performance

Most sales manager interviews test for pipeline fluency: team size, quota history, forecasting process, win rate. Those questions matter, and a candidate who can't speak to them fluently shouldn't get the job. But they only test whether a candidate understands the...

The Compounding Sales Org: Building a System That Holds

Quick answer: A compounding sales org is one where the system, not the people, delivers the number. The work is defined, used the same way by everyone, and measured, which makes performance repeatable and problems traceable. When win rate slips, the organization can...