6The Top Sales Skills of an Unstoppable Sales Team

DOI: 10.4324/9781003348610-8

There is no failure except failure to serve one's purpose.

Henry Ford

Ford Motor Company

With a performance baseline in place, it's time to turn our attention to the skills necessary to build (and accelerate) your sales team's performance. Fortunately, the list of skills a high-performing sales team needs to be effective is short. We’ll discuss these shortly; however, first, let's look at one of the most overlooked criteria when adding new members to your sales team.

WHY FIT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EXPERIENCE

A client of mine had hired a new team member for their sales team. The individual came with a laundry list of contacts, all of whom would be great contacts ...

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