The Exceptional Sales Leader Podcast

The Exceptional Sales Leader Podcast


The Confidence Competence Loop

February 01, 2021

Sales Leaders often ask me, what comes first - confidence or competence? It is a question almost like the chicken and the egg. Many sales leaders, when hiring, make the mistake of looking for competence first, almost as a pre-requisite, and neglect the character of the person, and their potential teachability. There is a loop that exists between confidence and competence and this is what is explored on today's episode.