| Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods. Would they make good salespeople....or not? Kevin talks to Chris Croner, a Principal from SalesDrive, and the co-author of Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again about hiring high performing sales hunters. 00:00 Cold Open 00:48 Most Unusual Sales Interview 02:30 Introducing Dr Christopher Croner 03:30 The secret sauce to hiring the best sales professionals 04:45 Competitiveness 05:00 Optimism 06:00 Would Michael Jordan make for a good hunter salesman? 08:00 Money is like points on the board for sales professionals 09:00 What separates the great performers from the mediocre? 10:00 The volitional model of motivation: need for achievement, competitiveness, & optimism 12:00 Kevin and Chris roleplay an interview process. 12:45 Tips on the interview process for an interviewer or HR professional. 13:45 Using behavioral questions to discover patterns. 15:00 The magic wand question to observe behavior. 16:00 The first interview question: sacrifice? 18:30 Analyzing the response in regards to need for achievement. 20:45 The second question: when were you last comeptitive at work? 22:45 Debriefing the response in regards to competitiveness. 23:30 Identifying someone who is high in competitiveness but low in need for achievement 24:15 The power of using the "echo" in the interview process. 25:00 Dr Croner explains the Columbo, "one down" approach to interviewing 26:15 Kevin and Chris recommend the book Topgrading For Sales 26:45 The value of ... |
