CEO at Peak Sales Recruiting
Before Peak, Eliot spent more than 20 years building and leading companies, where he took the lead in recruiting and managing high performance sales teams. He co-founded Ventrada Systems (mobile applications) and GlobalX (e-commerce software). He was also Vice President of Sales for PointShot Wireless. Eliot received his B. Comm. from Carleton University and has been honored as a Top 40 Under 40 Award winner. He co-authored Sales Recruiting 2.0, How to Find Top Performing Sales People, Fast and provides regular insights on sales team management and hiring on the Peak Sales Recruiting Blog.
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - April 26, 2012
The top producer on your team has been pushing for a promotion and you need a new sales manager. If you promote your top person and put a team of five beneath him, will you have five more superstars? Just because someone can sell, does it mean they can manage? The process of promoting from
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - April 17, 2012
The economy is improving. Job creation is increasing but unemployment remains high. So why is it so difficult to find and hire good salespeople? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics (BLS), in May 2010 there were over 13 million wage and salary sales workers in the United States. The BLS also stated the
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - April 9, 2012
The sales community generally views thought leadership as a fancy name for marketing and something that is outside the purview of the sales function. Thought leadership is indeed a fancy name, but it’s not the name that makes it important. It’s the idea of going beyond business as usual and defining your organization as innovative
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - March 27, 2012
What does it take to become be a top performing sales person? The infographic below demonstrates the anatomy of a top performing salesperson and why employers struggle to find and recruit sales people who will consistently over achieve. relpost-thumb-wrapper Related posts 10 Ways to Motivate Your Sales Team to Crush Their Numbers-Infographic Mastering Sales Management:
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - January 26, 2012
Next month, we will be publishing a new guide entitled The First 90 Days – How to Get Your New Sales Hires Producing, Fast. Here is a teaser from the introduction. Most companies take months or even years to determine whether a new hire is successful, but often all the evidence to indicate whether a
