Posts in Leadership
What's the Right Time to Hire a Sales Leader?

"We will wait to hire a sales leader until we have more customers."  While it may seem like a prudent approach to save resources, this strategy can have both advantages and disadvantages. Here's some thoughts as we explore what might be behind this statement and whether it's a wise decision for a growing company.

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Leveraging a Fractional Sales Leader to Reach Your First $1 Million in Revenue

In the world of startups and small businesses, achieving that elusive first $1 million in revenue can often feel like an insurmountable hurdle. It requires strategic planning, effective execution, and a dedicated team.

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Hiring an Interim Executive: What to Look For and How to Ensure a Successful Placement

Learn how to find the right interim executive for your business. Evaluate skills, experience, and cultural fit to ensure a successful placement.

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Scaling Through Sales: How Sales Leaders Drive Business Growth

In the exhilarating universe of startups and glamorous founders, Sales Leaders are often unsung heroes, guiding businesses through the tumultuous journey of hyper-growth. Their innovative strategies, customer focus, process-centric approach, adaptability, and team leadership form the backbone of a startup's success story.

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Clients as Clients, and Clients as Business Partners

The basic dictionary description of a client is someone who engages the professional advice or services of another. A business partner, on the other hand, is someone who works together with another to further a common goal. 

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Finding Your Superpower: Unleash Your Full Potential in Sales

Identifying your superpower is even more important as a Fractional Executive. How do you stand out from the crowd? Not by stating that you can do anything for anyone. Even though, after several decades of professional growth, many Fractional Executives have done nearly everything in their profession, to the point that many resumes look alike.

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Make the Decision: Clarity, Consensus and Confidence

Making decisions can be tricky – and there can be difficult decisions we sometimes wish we didn’t have to make. A systematized approach for clarity, consensus, and confidence can be powerful and valuable when making decisions.

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6 Best Practices for Managing Up as a Leader

Perhaps the most important skill to master is figuring out how to be a genuine source of help — because managing up doesn’t mean sucking up. It means being the most effective employee you can be, creating value for your boss and your company.

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The 3 E’s of Selling in a Recession

By experimenting with new strategies, increasing your efforts, and executing your sales activities with precision, you can not only weather the storm but also position your business for long-term success.

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The Top 9 Traits That Make a Great Sales Leader

Greatness is a quality that comes from within us; it is the result of learning and practice; it expresses skill, achievement, or power, and it can be recognized by those around us.

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