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The 7 Attributes of the Most Effective Sales Leaders

Harvard Business Review

As a result, they have the natural disposition to fixate their team on achieving their revenue goals at the exclusion of all else. They block out distractions and compartmentalize negative news that might sidetrack their team or cause their department to flounder. For example, they hold their team to a higher level of accountability.

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10 Leadership Battles – And How To Win Every One of Them

Terry Starbucker

Filtering vs. Push Down – Good leaders know that they need to function as a contextual “filter&# for their team when directives and messages come from above. It’s the knack of giving the credit to everybody else and blaming yourself. Channel all of that ambition towards your team, and watch it blossom.