Listen "Building Foundations in a Shifting Sales Landscape with Dave Brock"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of The Art and Science of Complex Sales, Paul Fuller sits down with Dave Brock, founder of Partners in EXCELLENCE. They unpack the challenges and contradictions facing modern sales teams—from cultural drift to leadership dysfunction—and explore what it really takes to build resilient, high-performing organizations in today’s environment.High Performers Play the Long Game (25:28)What do the best companies have in common? Dave shares lessons from top-performing organizations across industries. These teams focus on fundamentals, long-term leadership, and curiosity—not shortcuts. He emphasizes that sustained success is built on depth, not hacks or vanity metrics.High Performers Play the Long Game (25:28)What do the best companies have in common? Dave shares lessons from top-performing organizations across industries. These teams focus on fundamentals, long-term leadership, and curiosity—not shortcuts. He emphasizes that sustained success is built on depth, not hacks or vanity metrics.Rethinking Playbooks and Performance (36:59)Sales playbooks are helpful—but not when they become cages. Dave and Paul discuss how top reps use playbooks as foundations, not scripts. Real performance comes from learning, adapting, and thinking critically. They explore why flexibility, common language, and trust are more important than rigid rules in today’s complex sales environments.
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