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Brian Shea
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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?
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Brian Shea
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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...
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Brian Shea
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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...
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Brian Shea
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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...
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Brian Shea
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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...
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Brian Shea
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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
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Brian Shea
May 30, 20232 min read
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....
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Brian Shea
May 15, 20232 min read
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...
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Brian Shea
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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...
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Brian Shea
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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...
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