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TSL S1E4 - "A Purpose Larger Than Your Ego" - Mark Kramer, North American Plastics, U.S. Marine Corps (Part 2/3)
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TSL S1E4 - "A Purpose Larger Than Your Ego" - Mark Kramer, North American Plastics, U.S. Marine Corps (Part 2/3)

Mark Kramer, President Emeritus at North American Plastics and retired Lt. Col. in the U.S. Marine Corps, continues his visit with Dr. Willy Bolander in The Sales Lab and discusses how to recruit people you can trust, the criticality of having a purpose larger than your ego, what you can teach (e.g., product details) vs. what you can't teach (e.g., attitude, initiative, caring) to salespeople, the three things that make someone successful in sales, and then tells a story about a salesperson getting locked in the bathroom during a sales call! Part 2 of 3.

The Sales Lab · Mark Kramer, Willy Bolander

April 30, 202025m 36s

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