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Scott Peterson
Dec 17, 20243 min read
Managing Misaligned Underachievers: Protecting Your Sales Team from Internal Detractors
The Misaligned Underachiever—a unique threat that can erode team morale, damage client relationships, and derail your growth targets.
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Scott Peterson
Dec 10, 20243 min read
Managing Lovable Underachievers in Your Sales Team: Balancing Culture and Accountability
“Lovable Underachievers,” are positive and well-liked but consistently fall short of targets.
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Scott Peterson
Nov 26, 20244 min read
Building a High-Performing Sales Team: Invest in Your Peak Performers
According to The Challenger Sale, Star performers deliver nearly 200% more than Core performers.
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Scott Peterson
Nov 19, 20243 min read
Building a Sales Team of Peak Performers with the Peak Performer Matrix
The Peak Performer Matrix empowers you to hire, develop, and retain individuals who meet their targets and enrich your company's culture
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Scott Peterson
Nov 12, 20243 min read
Winning the Sale: Understanding Your Direct and Indirect Competition
In today’s competitive landscape, it’s unrealistic to assume that any sales opportunity is free from intense competition
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Scott Peterson
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Why a Butt-in-the-Seat Isn’t Your Solution in Sales
While expanding your sales team may be a long-term goal, remember that bigger isn't always better.
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Scott Peterson
Oct 2, 20233 min read
The Accidental Salesperson
Three principles that helped me turn from an Accidental Salesperson to a Sales Professional.
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Scott Peterson
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Top 10 Recommendations for Onboarding Success in B2B Sales
A well-structured onboarding program is critical to ensure your new B2B salesperson gains the competence and confidence they need to succeed
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Scott Peterson
Sep 11, 20233 min read
The Pros & Cons of Promoting your Top-Performing Salesperson into your Sales Manager Role
Pros and cons of promoting your star salesperson to a sales manager position.
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Scott Peterson
Sep 5, 20234 min read
Five Questions with Scott Peterson
For nearly a decade now, Scott Peterson has helped executive leaders build high-performing sales teams of their own.
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Scott Peterson
Sep 5, 20233 min read
High Volatility: Annual Turnover Rate of U.S. salespeople is ~30%!
5 actionable items to help your organization improve at attracting, selecting, onboarding, training, leading & retaining top sales talent.
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Scott Peterson
Sep 4, 20232 min read
Navigating the Top 5 Sales Management Challenges in B2B Professional & Technical Services
Sales Managers play a pivotal role in driving growth and profitability within B2B professional & technical services firms.
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Scott Peterson
Aug 14, 20232 min read
The “Blue Chip” Client Profile
Effectively using this 2x2 “Blue Chip” Matrix is the starting point for clarity, focus and alignment.
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Scott Peterson
Aug 8, 20233 min read
A Culture of Accountability Starts with Realistic Performance Goals & Expectations
It is leadership’s responsibility to establish a “Success Profile” for their unique sales role(s) including realistic performance goals.
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Scott Peterson
Jul 12, 20235 min read
Put Sales Teams in ‘Unique Position’ to Take Control of Opportunities
Scott Peterson has dedicated the last couple of decades to sales, leading and managing sales teams and working with executive leaders...
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Scott Peterson
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Aim Small, Miss Small
As we speak, your sales, marketing and customer success teams are abusing precious time by pursuing misaligned prospects.
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Scott Peterson
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Give Value or Do NOT Send the email
Let’s be honest. Most cold outreach sucks. It’s painfully clear and obvious when you are the recipient of a generic email blast.
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Scott Peterson
Jun 19, 20231 min read
20% of your Clients Generate 80%+ of your Revenue
You have a small number of clients that are generating the vast majority of your revenue and profitability.
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Scott Peterson
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Do NOT email your Proposal
If they are not willing to schedule time to review your proposal live with you…they’re just not that into you.
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Scott Peterson
Jun 5, 20232 min read
If they Don’t Agree on the Problem…they Can’t Align on a Solution
Based on CEB’s “The Challenger Customer”, on average there are now more than 5.4 stakeholders involved in the decision making process.
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