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Capitalize on the new buyer’s journey by aligning sales and marketing. Help your business grow! Discover the advantages of making your sales and marketing work together. A huge part of the buying decision is made before your customer reaches out to your brand or meets your sales team. What does that mean for your sales ... Read Post
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Sales POP! is your shortcut to sales, marketing and leadership excellence, offering short, insightful episodes with top global thought leaders, hosted by John Golden.
Guest: Steven Rosen, MBA — Founder of STAR Results and author of Focused: The Leadership Discipline That Protects Performance from Distraction
A quick preview of our conversation with Steven Rosen. After 30 years coaching CROs and VPs of sales, Steven has a blunt message: if your numbers are off, stop looking at your reps and start looking in the mirror. Here’s a taste of what he shared with John Golden.
Key Takeaways:
Quotes from Steven Rosen:
“It doesn’t collapse overnight. It erodes over time. There are leaks. Discipline is falling.”
“Performance breaks when standards stop being held — especially when you’re under pressure.”
Listen to the full episode for Steven’s complete framework on coaching, inspection, and the leadership enforcement spine.
Links: Steven’s website: https://starresults.com | Book on Amazon: Focused | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stevenrosen
