Are Your Salespeople in the Wrong Roles? How to Match Talent to Revenue Growth

Episode notes

Two Tall Guys Talking Sales takes a practical look at one of the most common sales management mistakes: assuming all salespeople are built for the same job. Sean O'Shaughnessey and Kevin Lawson use a basketball analogy to unpack the difference between hunters, farmers, lone wolves, challengers, relationship sellers, transactional sellers, and trappers. This episode challenges owners, sales leaders, and frontline sellers to examine whether their sales processes, compensation plans, and revenue management expectations actually match the type of salesperson required for Sales success. If your team is underperforming, the issue may not be a lack of effort. It may be role design. Key Topics Discussed 01:00 - Why Sales Roles Need Clear Definitions Sean opens with a basketball analogy: if you do not understand the positions, the game becomes harder to follow. The same is true in sales. Confusing labels like hunter, farmer, challenger, lone wolf, and trapper can create bad hiring decisions, poor coaching, and broken sales strategies.

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