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Why the Best Salespeople Get So Lucky

Harvard Business Review

My findings are based on a set of studies: exploratory interviews with 19 people, including successful sales professionals and sales students, and research involving 250 university sales students who sold sponsorships and openings for players in a (real) golf tournament and sold job advertising and recruiting booths for a career fair.

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What to Say and Do When Your Employee Has Another Job Offer

Harvard Business Review

You might, for example, consider making changes to the employee’s role or offering them more training. One side benefit of your employees getting other job offers is the “competitive intelligence” you get as a result, says Grote. Also, try to make accommodations that make staying more appealing. ”

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A guide to great development moves

Great Leadership By Dan

The career path to running a business at ABC will now look more like a “Z” (series of different jobs) than a “T” (narrow, vertical promotions). This highly valuable person can not only help train the new leader, but help prevent a green high potential new leader from damaging the business.