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Hardcover How to Hire and Develop Your Next Top Performer, 2nd Edition: The Qualities That Make Salespeople Great Book

ISBN: 0071791647

ISBN13: 9780071791649

How to Hire and Develop Your Next Top Performer, 2nd Edition: The Qualities That Make Salespeople Great

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The sales management classic--updated for today's competitive business environment

Advanced digital technologies, the breakdown of traditional business barriers, and increased customer empowerment have transformed the sales profession. The future now belongs to salespeople who deeply understand, embrace, and take advantage of these unprecedented changes to enhance their relationships with their customers.

What does this mean for you? You absolutely need these people on your team to succeed. And this fully updated edition of How to Hire and Develop Your Next Top Performer will show you how to find them, attract them, and retain them. It's the key to maintaining the competitive edge now and in the future.

Written by the CEO and president of Caliper, one of the world's leading management consultancies, How to Hire and Develop Your Next Top Performer, Second Edition, delivers the proven game plan their company has used to power growth for SAP, Avis Budget Group, and thousands of other clients.

Updated and revised for the age of the digitally connected customer and expanded to cover global and remote leadership topics, this one-of-a-kind guide gives you essential strategies to: Recruit and evaluate candidates via social media and other platformsSpot the qualities of top performers--and make sure the entire sales team has themSet realistic coaching goalsUnderstand the psychology of "A" players, so you can give these stars what they need to succeed

When you know how to hire, onboard, coach, motivate, and lead a powerful sales team, nothing can stop you. How to Hire and DevelopYour Next Top Performer is the essential playbook for long-term sales success.

Praise for How to Hire and Develop Your Next Top Performer:

"We wouldn't hire a salesperson without Caliper's advice. If you're concerned about recruiting the right person and driving increased profitable sales, you've got to read this book "
--Thomas M. Gart land, President, North America, Avis Budget Group, Inc.

"This book has changed my life and, more importantly, it has changed the lives of many of my customers."
--Peter Smith, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Hearts On Fire

"Caliper can dramatically improve your ability to hire and develop top performers. If you want to increase sales, read this book before your competition gets a hold of this gem."
--Gerhard Gschwandtner, Founder and Publisher, Selling Power

"There is no better book on hiring and developing top performing salespeople."
, b>--Ron Rubin, Minister of Tea (Owner), The Republic of Tea

"This book should be on the desk of anyone interested in creating the best sales organization possible."
--Sean Sweeney, President, Chief Operating Officer, Philadelphia Insurance Companies

"A must read. This book can save you a lot of wasted time and energy, while increasing your success rate dramatically."
--Alyson Brandt, Executive Vice President, General Manager Americas, The Forum Corporation

To discover your defining qualities, take Caliper's free, in-depth personality profile and receive a developmental guide pinpointing the qualities that distinguish you, along with suggestions for developing your potential.

Customer Reviews

4 ratings

Predicting Sales Performance

A solid study of what makes top performing salespeople, sales managers, and leaders. Applicable to many fields. Most beneficial to larger corporations, but plenty to take in for small business with 5 or less salespeople too. It's not an easy read, I suggest reading it a couple chapters at a time. Even though the authors main business is selling psychological testing, they did not push that too much in the book.

Great Book, but little How to Advice

I am Vice President of Sales with a software company and I'm always looking for insights into the hiring process. I think that the book laid out the top talents needed very well. I agree with what they say and they have the research to back it up. My only problem is how to implement it. The book sold me on their approach, but I'd need to buy their assessment tool in order to make it work. They did a great job on indirectly selling their tool and services. I wish it gave me more practical tips on how to evaluate a candidate based on their talents.

Based on five key qualities effective salespeople need

In How To Hire & Develop Your Next Top Performer: The Five Qualities That Make Salespeople Great, Herb Greenberg, Harold Weinstein, and Patrick Sweeny successfully collaborate to debunk the myths that age, education, and even experience are valid predictors of sales success -- and share the secrets to effective and successful "job-matching" techniques for hiring top sales performers. Their approach is based on five key qualities effective salespeople must have in today's competitive marketplace: Empathy; Ego-drive; Service Motivation; Conscientiousness; and Ego-Strength. How To Hire & Develop Your Next Top Performer is strongly recommended reading for corporate managers and human resource directors charged with the responsibility of recruiting effective personnel for their marketing department and sales force.

Very Useful but a hard read

I found the information in this book extremely helpful. However, it was very difficult to read. The writing style is hard to read at various points in the book. Somewhat like a college psych text book.Overall it is well worth the price because of the information contained in it. Just be sure to have your cranium in gear when you read it.If you do any hiring or developing this book is a MUST READ!
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