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The Sunday Blog gives CEOs and revenue leaders smart insights on scaling revenue, building high-performing teams, and hiring A+ talent. Each week, we deliver tactical tips from our frontline seat working with the world's smartest talent.
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Why CROs are Failing (opens the original)
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For years, CMOs held the unwanted title of having one of the highest churn rates in the C-suite, but data is starting to show CROs are quickly catching up.A Harvard Business Review study found that CRO turnover increased 50% year over year, with 70% of that turnover being involuntary. The increase is staggering and begs the question, “Why?” The answer is not one thing, but if we are going to identify the biggest reason behind the change, it is that the skills needed to lead a revenue organiz
Working for a Bad Boss at a Great Company (opens the original)
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One of the more frequent things people say to me when I ask them about their career ambitions is, “I want to work for a great leader” or “I won’t work for an $@!$%#*.” I get it. Nobody wants to work for a bad boss, but sometimes bad leadership is found in great companies.As much as we would like to think that the best companies hire great leaders, research points to a bigger problem. Poor leadership is not the exception, and is more common than most people think. And this is not just reserved fo
Career Decisions are Life Decisions (opens the original)
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Substack now has a new feature where you can determine if a blog is AI written or AI assisted. I'm loving it because I actually write my own posts each week and I appreciate Substack's support of its writing community. If you want to see if a blog post is AI written or AI assisted, just open the post in a web browser or the Substack iOS app, tap the three dots in the top right corner, and select 'Scan for AI text'. Thanks for reading The Sunday Blog, even with its human errors.We were recently h
The Most Misread Skill in Leadership (opens the original)
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Across the recruiting and advisory industry, research shows that most CEOs matriculate into the position from finance or operations, with only 8 to 20% moving into the role from commercial leadership. CROs track at an even lower rate than CMOs.It’s an odd statistic to consider when you think about the growth mindset required of great leaders, but boards tend to like the financial rigor and operational discipline from the ultimate leader of the business. The risk of bringing on a CEO who doesn’t
Most Business Problems Are People Problems (opens the original)
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We are living in fast-moving times, with markets continuously shifting. Companies are expected to scale or transform faster, and new competition is emerging daily. Adapt or die, whether you are a company or an individual, seems to be the mantra everywhere.Leaders are working hard to adapt. They study their customers, track competitors, analyze industry trends, assess new technologies, debate pricing, and build detailed growth strategies. All of this is necessary, but after many years of leading
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