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Helping insurance sellers attract, delight, and win more clients (and find joy while doing it).

"The best ability is availability" I heard this a few weeks ago and I cannot get it out of my head. Insurance Agency Sales Leaders: how true is this for you? Sometimes predictable 7/10 performance from a shows-up-everyday "grinder" Producer is more valuable than random 10/10 performance from someone you can't count on for anything else. Especially in the long-term. I've seen renegade cowboys land big accounts, laugh all the way to the bank, and then ditch the agency 6 months later. Then that big account leaves 2 renewals later. But that team of 7/10s? They do modest work, win business, keep clients happy, and stay with you for decades. Which helps you avoid desperado recruiting efforts. In reality, you'll probably end up with an 80/20 mix on your team. 80% grinders and 20% renegades. And maybe thosr grinders are 5/10 performers, not 7/10. But they're predictable and they show up everyday. They'll never be 10/10. But maybe you can live with that. A thought that's been on my mind these last few weeks. What do you think? Is the best ability "availability"? Or would you rather live and die by renegades? 🤔

Jake Nystrom

cover your saas | assistant golf coach to the NDSU women's team

2mo

Have had many conversations about this, mostly when I was working in SaaS Professional Services. Do our clients want a 7/10 team who's going to be on time for a meeting every time, or a 10/10 team who you're not sure is going to be there. Easy decision at the end of the day.

Sandra Park

Professional Problem Solver | Financial Coach | Helping Women in STEM Engineer Her Path to Financial Freedom | Aerospace and Defense Engineer

2mo

Consistency is everything. Renegades are a flash in the pan.

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