The High Performance Sales Leader

E18: 10 Insights into Going from Good to Great in Sales and Leadership with Terry Smagh | SVP APAC Infor Software, BlackLine, Qlik

Terry Smagh Season 1 Episode 18

Success is often born from a delicate balance of diversity, motivation, discipline, and adaptability. To shed light on the path to success, I asked Terry Smagh to share his invaluable insights.

Terry Smagh is the SVP and General Manager for Infor. He has been a pioneer in the APAC region, starting and scaling Qlik and then BlackLine over the last 10 years. Most importantly, he believes in building a culture of success from the ground up, and today we're going to learn all about it. 

Most importantly, he believes in building a culture of success from the ground up, and these are his top tips:

  1. 🌱 Leaders must give back to help others succeed
  2. 💪 Motivation starts, but discipline keeps you going
  3. 🌟 Go from being Good to Great
  4. 👁️ Be situationally aware and outwork the competition
  5. 👑 Master the 4 levels of leadership: Self, Peers, Individuals and Managers
  6. 🏃‍♂️ Be agile, question resistance and take action
  7. 🚤 vs 🛳️ Speedboats vs Oil Tankers: Go where you can make the most difference
  8. 🧠 Follow the 70-30 rule in hiring talented people
  9. 🧑‍🏫 Coach your team through 4 stages: learning, performance, consolidation and stagnation
  10. 🤝 Seek to work with the best you possibly can

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