{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68655030d9fe141218a71c28/6a74672ec3e1347e8b5f1f6e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hiring for Collaboration and Why Sales Prep Is a Lost Art (Field Notes Takeover)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68655030d9fe141218a71c28/1786013473462-01395795-6efc-478f-bfd8-825e58ea9e41.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The trait that makes or breaks a sales team is the one almost nobody hires for. And the fifteen minutes that separate an average deal from a won one is the bit most reps skip.</p><p><br></p><p>This week on Hit Your Numbers, we're handing over to Field Notes, the podcast from James Bissell and Richard Washington covering what they're seeing in the go-to-market world that week. Two topics, straight from the field.</p><p><br></p><p>If you hire, coach, or carry a number, this one is packed with things you can use this week.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to Field Notes wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>KEY THEMES</p><p><br></p><p>- Collaboration as a hiring criteria</p><p>- Why 89% of mishires are attitude, not skill</p><p>- Compliant vs cooperative vs collaborative culture</p><p>- Assessing candidates by treating hiring as a sales process</p><p>- Defining core behaviours and anti-values before you hire</p><p>- Just-in-time coaching and the pre-call plan</p><p>- Using AI to prep and scenario plan a deal</p><p>- Known problems vs root cause in discovery</p><p>- Financial storytelling to build buyer confidence</p><p>- Why saying no to a deal wins respect</p><p><br></p><p>MORE ABOUT JAMES</p><p><br></p><p>- Host: James Bissell, founder of The Revenue Enabler</p><p>- LinkedIn:<a href=\" https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bissell1/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bissell1/</a></p><p>- Website:<a href=\" https://www.therevenueenabler.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.therevenueenabler.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>MORE ABOUT RICH</p><p><br></p><p>- Host: Richard Washington</p><p>- LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/richwash/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/richwash/</a></p>","author_name":"James Bissell"}