Thought Leadership

Why Your Best Reps Are Quietly Coasting

7 mins read

Coaching time gets spent where it's most visible: on reps who are struggling. Top performers are left alone because they're hitting the number.

But "hitting the number" and "performing at ceiling" are different things. Left unchallenged, even strong reps plateau — and nobody notices because the quota is still being met.

The highest-leverage coaching conversation in most sales orgs is the one that almost never happens.

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Nigel Kirkham

Merlin5 is a sales transformation and commercial growth consultancy built by experienced sales and revenue leaders.

Merlin5 is a sales transformation and commercial growth consultancy built by experienced sales and revenue leaders.

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