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Demystifying Why Leadership Development Often Fails

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Not Recognizing the Knowing-Doing Gap Let’s face it: a lot of new leader readiness programs don’t do enough to prepare leaders for the realities of the job. The “knowing-doing gaprefers to the disparity between what individuals know they should do and what they actually do in practice.

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Mind the Gap: How to Assess Sales Performance Gaps to Achieve Execution Excellence

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Navigating the maze of challenges in this sector requires a good understanding of sales performance gaps in order to drive continuous improvement. Understanding Sales Performance Gaps A performance gap refers to the difference between the current performance level (present state) and the optimal or desired performance level (future state).

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