Tag: Sales Leadership
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Reader Mailbag: How Worried Should You Be About Brad Jacobs and QXO?
Question: How worried do I need to be about this Brad Jacobs thing? Am I delusional to think that I will just adapt to whatever he does to the industry and use it to my advantage? — Chris, a multi-location LBM owner in the Midwest Answer: Hi Chris, on the Jacobs Roll-Up Apocalypse Meter (JRAM), you should…
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Your Sales Team Is in Drop Shock
The Hartmanns of Elgin, Illinois were not a camping clan. That changed exactly once—May 25th, 1988—when my father came home and announced, “There’s a tent in the back of the van. Drag it into the backyard. We’re sleeping outside tonight.” My brother, sister, and I sprinted to the driveway.For non-camping kids like us, this was…
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The Jerry Jones Problem: Why Sales Managers Who Still Sell Suppress Team Performance
Today’s newsletter is my January column in the LBM Journal magazine. Jerry Jones isn’t a cowboy; he’s a salesman. He’s a dealmaker, a gambler, and a showman. He’s the only NFL owner with a weekly radio show—just one aspect of his omnichannel approach to staying in the spotlight. As he once put it: “The Cowboys are a…
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Why “Holding People Accountable” Doesn’t Work—And What Actually Does
I grew up with a father who turned every post-game car ride into a coaching session. These trips were—hmmm, how can I say this with sensitivity?— not highly anticipated father and son moments. In high school, I played football, basketball, and baseball all four years. That meant lots of games… and a whole lot of…
The Craft of LBM Sales 