
Sales Leader Effectiveness: The Numbers Never Lie, But They Do Mislead

I was three days into my first-ever Sales Manager onboarding when Brian, the golden boy of the leadership team, locked eyes with me and declared, “I give you three months.” Now, was Brian a clairvoyant genius who understood my spite-fueled ambition at 28, or was he simply a grade-A jerk? Honestly, I could never be sure. But what I do know is that a mere eighteen months later, I may have flashed him the stink eye as I strutted across that stage, clutching my "Manager of the Year" glass like it was my newfound crown.
That first . . .