According to a 2024 McKinsey survey of GTM executives, the average C-level growth leader invests 45–70 hours per year in structured continuing education. Top-performing CROs: ~62 hours/year High-growth CMOs: ~54 hours/year Benchmark for digital-native leaders: ~72 hours/year

Most enablement and RevOps teams aren’t built for this mission. They’re still trained for peacetime operations—coordinating onboarding, pushing out content, and managing platforms. Meanwhile, sales leaders are deployed into combat zones with no forward intelligence, no air support, and no real-time guidance from headquarters.

As we approached 2025, CEO sentiment across industries was marked by uncertainty. Predictions of an impending recession, escalating tariffs, and geopolitical instability dominated Q4 earnings calls. Boards braced for impact. Growth plans were revised. Many leaders entered the new year hesitant—some paused hiring, while others slowed strategic investments. But as Q1 closed, many of those storm clouds never fully materialized.

The Disconnect in B2B Sales Despite rapid advancements in sales technology and enablement tools, modern B2B buyers remain unimpressed. According to Gartner, fewer than 20% of sellers are able to align their conversations with business impact—a stark indicator of misalignment between what buyers need and what sellers deliver.

Why CEOs Must Rethink Their Sales Teams’ Capabilities in Today’s Market Chaos Across industries, CEOs and growth leaders are facing a sobering reality: their sales teams are not built to win in today’s decision-making environment. In a market defined by chaos, committee-based buying, and overwhelming sameness, traditional sales training falls flat. Performance gains aren’t coming from more pitch decks or bigger tech stacks—they're unlocked through meaningful behavior change.

The Problem: Executive Buyers Don't Want to Be Qualified. Modern executive buyers don’t want to be qualified. They want to be understood. Yet too many B2B sellers still open sales conversations with outdated qualifying questions—“What’s your budget?” “Are you the decision-maker?” “What’s your timeline?” These questions don’t build rapport. They break it.

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