Image

Characteristics of Successful Salespeople

I’ve spent time around thousands of highly respected salespeople throughout my career and have the honor of training many more through my consulting business today. While they all have distinct personalities, I’ve noticed some traits that seem to be consistent across the other variations. Great sellers generally tend to be confident, persistent, collaborative, and resilient. With that said, research also indicates an expanding set of qualities needed for sales success in today’s fast-moving, highly competitive business environment.

Results from a 2022 study published in Harvard Business Review highlighted ...

Get Sales Essentials: The Tools You Need at Every Stage to Close More Deals and Crush Your Quota now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.