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mostsalesleaderswouldrathernotbeaskedabout
So long as we’re asking tough questions, here’s a tough rating scale you might use. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
Strongly Disagree 
or 
I don’t know 
Disagree 
Not sure 
Agree 
Strongly Agree
A 
We have a formalized development plan foreach of our salespeople.
B 
We fire people who regularly fail to meet standards.
C 
We have a clear system to identify which businessesare an ideal prospect.
D 
We track account retention very carefully, and it’s agreat strength of ours.
E 
We can tell when bottlenecks develop in our sales process and act fast to resolve them.
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Tough cruxy questions most sales leaders would rather not be asked about

  • 2. So long as we’re asking tough questions, here’s a tough rating scale you might use. 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree or I don’t know Disagree Not sure Agree Strongly Agree
  • 3. A We have a formalized development plan foreach of our salespeople.
  • 4. B We fire people who regularly fail to meet standards.
  • 5. C We have a clear system to identify which businessesare an ideal prospect.
  • 6. D We track account retention very carefully, and it’s agreat strength of ours.
  • 7. E We can tell when bottlenecks develop in our sales process and act fast to resolve them.
  • 8. We have 25 more tough questions. Are you tough enough to download all 30?