ChickenDinner

Account Executive

Which leader is the most important to you as a sales rep?

As an individual contributor sales rep you want to believe in your leadership/management above you. But which leader do you think is the most important for you to believe in/respect/like/jive with/etc?

Of course not every level of leader above you is gonna be an incredible leader, so if you could only have one be great, which one?

Which leader is most important to you?

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Your direct supervisor VP of Sales Chief Revenue/Sales Officer CEO

*Voting in this poll no longer yields commission.

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tightlines

Tycoon

Account Executive

Over 50% of people leave their jobs due to their managers

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Absolutely correct

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

ERP Sales

I would say its going to be the one you spend the most time with. Unless you having a Director or VP be the sponsor on a ton of your deals and provides mentorship, it will most likely be your manager

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

If my direct supervisor doesn't have my back then I'm out. Been there. Done that. Ain't wasting my time in that hell again.

Sunbunny31

Arsonist

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

PREACH

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Director supervisor has the most interaction and real world impact. Plus for me that is our CEO..

SoccerandSales

Big Shot

Account Executive

My direct supervisor typically has the most impact on my day to day, so I would say that is the most important

Diablo

Politicker

Sr. AE

My manager does everything for me. I need everyone else only for signature 😅

CryptoPoor

Opinionated

Account Executive

Direct supervisor 100%
He's the one who can vocalize my (and my team's) concern to upper management and makes things move forward. He understands our problem since he's partially involved in our day-to-day and can relate it to VPs that only sees the big picture

Sunbunny31

Arsonist

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

My VP of Sales is awesome, and I have a great relationship with him, and he's not insane or driven by meaningless KPIs.

That said, my direct manager is the most important person to me at my job, and she's fantastic. She is very driven and directed and has unbelievable negotiation skills. I can trust that if she ends up in a 1:1 exec alignment call without me that not only will she not blow it, she'll probably walk out with an agreement. :)

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

for sure your direct supervisor, normally because they can make your life the most miserable, if they suck haha

SADNESSLieutenant

Politicker

Officer of ♥️

Whoever runs the sales ship. it trickles down.

boredAnti

Tycoon

That One Guy

At the end of the day, my supervisor is make or break for me.