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Global Connect
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Thursday, 5 November 2026.

The Forgotten Sales Performer
Sales is the only profession where coaching stops when performance starts.

The forgotten performer is not the one who is struggling. It is the one who got good. The strugglers get the attention. The best are left alone to keep doing what they do, and the coaching quietly stops. It feels efficient. It is where growth caps out, because talent left uncoached does not hold steady, it drifts.

High-impact coaching works the other way. In every elite field, the higher a performer climbs, the more coaching they get, not less. The same is true of a sales team. Coaching that keeps going, and gets sharper as people improve, is the one thing that turns effort into compounding progress. It is not a remedial fix. It is how good people become exceptional.

In this Global Connect session, we will examine what separates coaching that grows people from managing that only measures them, and what high-impact coaching looks like in practice.

You will learn:
Why coaching quietly stops the moment a seller gets good, and what that plateau costs you
How to tell high-impact coaching apart from managing, and why a pipeline review is not coaching
What changes in a one-to-one when coaching is done well, whatever the person's level
How to run your next coaching conversation so growth compounds instead of stalling

Who it is for: sales leaders, CROs, Heads of Sales, Sales Managers, sales enablement, and the individual sellers who want their own growth, and their team's, to compound rather than plateau.

Your hosts
Alan Versteeg, Chief Revenue Officer, Growth Matters InternationalAlan Versteeg
Chief Revenue Officer
Tony Cross, Chief Executive Officer, Growth Matters InternationalTony Cross
Chief Executive Officer
Growth Matters International

No theory. No motivation. Clear thinking. Practical frameworks. Immediate application.

Part of the Manager as a Multiplier series by Growth Matters International.

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The Stoic Sales

Mindset

Nine Principles for Sales Leaders Under Pressure

1. Self-Mastery
Control the controllables. Obsess over preparation, activity and coaching, not buyer behaviour or outcomes.Reframe obstacles. A stalled deal is feedback. Friction builds capability.Reflect daily. Without review, teams drift. Small daily corrections compound.

2. Pressure and Character
Regulate emotion. Calm is a competitive advantage. Reactivity destroys trust.Prepare for setbacks. Blind optimism hides risk. Anticipation improves response.Choose integrity over ego. Overpromising wins short term. Character builds durable revenue.

3. Consistency and Perspective
Build systems that outlast motivation. Reward leading indicators. Standardise execution.Zoom out. One lost deal does not define a career.

Command yourself. Discipline creates freedom. Freedom from panic. Freedom from impulsive decisions. Freedom from burnout cycles.

In GC#24

Modern sales leadership operates inside constant noise.Targets shift. Forecasts slip. Buyers stall. Internal pressure builds. Tools multiply.The question is not how to avoid pressure. The question is who you become inside it.In our recent Global Connect session, The Stoic Sales Mindset, we explored what figures like Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus can teach modern sales leaders navigating volatility.

The framework is simple. Three acts. Nine principles. One outcome: disciplined performance without emotional erosion.

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Global Connect Recordings

If you missed any of the previous keynotes or would like to review any of the content, check the gallery below for the recordings.

GC#24
February 17, 2026
The Stoic Sales Mindset

Discover how the Stoic Sales Mindset helps sales leaders build discipline, resilience and clear decision-making in volatile markets.

GC#22
August 14, 2023
SOCIAL SELLING Useful tool or just hype?

In GC#22 we share how you can incorporate social selling methodology into your sales process for more success.

GC#21
August 14, 2023
SALES TECH Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Irritation

In GC#21 we unpack some of the Sales Tech out there and share our views on an approach when you are considering implementing any of them.

GC#20
April 28, 2023
Prescription without Diagnosis is Malpractice

In GC#20 we discussed how continuing to do so leads to poor sales results, and how organisations need to assess their execution maturity and then improve it.

GC#19
December 9, 2022
Laying the Tracks for Success in '23

What challenges lie ahead as you prepare for 2023?

GC#18
November 2, 2022
Quietening the Noise

Sales is a noisy place right now. Too noisy. Many sales teams operate in a whirlwind of continuous noise, … and this craziness is impacting performance.

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