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Understanding the High Turnover in Executive Sales and Revenue Roles
With 45,000 open roles for senior revenue leaders, why is there such a high turnover for these executive roles?
Brian Shea
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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Expired Hiring Processes are Worse Than Drinking Expired Milk
#Geico has an amusing commercial titled "Aunt Infestation". Aunt Bonnie arrives and beings rummaging through the refrigerator yelling...
Brian Shea
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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Does Your CEO's Talent Strategy Deliver "Next Man (or Woman) Up?
On September 23rd, 2001, the NFL changed forever. With 5:03 remaining in the game, the Patriots starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe was...
Brian Shea
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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The Top Strategic Business Priorities Being Measured by BOTH CEOs and CFOs.
Know Thy Buyer (and their business)!!! The #LucrumPartners team continues to hear how often B2B sellers are encountering CFOs as key...
Brian Shea
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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Too many sales leaders have forgotten this childhood lesson
We all remember the Tupperware "Shape-O" toy. It was a round puzzle that taught young children how to fit the right blocks into the right...
Brian Shea
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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CEOs need to pause, pivot and reinvent sales workforce productivity
As confirmed by the recently released the Gartner 2023-2024 CEO survey of top strategic priorities, driving business productivity and rebuil
Brian Shea
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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Why Emerging Growth CEOs Need Andy Reid's Game Planning
NFL teams spend approximately 3-5% of their revenue in the form of research and development. The NFL R&D is their scouting departments....
Brian Shea
May 30, 20232 min read
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Gartner: The Future is Bright for Revenue Enablement But Not for Traditional "Sales Management"
Warning: The following will raise the blood pressure of heads of sales. Gartner recently stated that by 2026, 60% of enablement functions...
Brian Shea
May 15, 20232 min read
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Should CEOs Hire a Chief Revenue Officer Who Executes or Builds?
According to Salary.com, Glassdoor.com and Indeed.com, the average salary for a Chief Revenue Officer hovers around $235,000 - $250,000...
Brian Shea
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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CEO's Should Not Hire A Chief Revenue Officer (until.........)
In emerging growth B2B firms, CEOs, and often the other senior leadership team members, wear multiple hats including "sales leader". In...
Brian Shea
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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