Critical Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring or Building a Sales Team

Sales is the lifeblood of any business. The magnitude of an organization’s success has a direct correlation to the execution of quality sales. Therefore, you want sales to be scalable and predictable...

The State of Hiring as We Transition to a New Normal

Everywhere we go these days, we see that businesses are hiring. It also seems you can’t turn on the news without hearing how difficult it is to hire qualified employees and that the competition for...

Determining Key Behaviors with the PXT Select Coaching Report

At Profiles Incorporated we understand the impact of knowing your employees well and the importance of a fine-tuned recruiting program that is focused on selecting the right employee for the right...

PXT Select™ Diamond Award

We are proud to announce that Nancy Ness, President of Profiles Incorporated, has received the 2020 PXT Select™ Diamond Award at both the wholesale sales and retail sales level. The Diamond Award is...

Listen to Learn: How the PXT Select Can Help You Optimize Your Persuasion Activities

We all have heard the phrase “Listen to Learn.”  Your best persuaders have very good listening skills. The question is: What do we listen for? If we are selling a product, we listen for opportunities...

Are Your Organization Leaders Capable and Ready to Lead Their Teams as Your Business Emerges From This Pandemic?

One of our clients recently mentioned their leadership team had raised the question: How do we really know we have the right leadership in place to drive the rapid growth we expect? The variety of...

How to Recruit Consultative Salespeople using the PXT Select Sales Assessment

In a recent Harvard Business Review article titled “7 Reasons Salespeople Don’t Close the Deal”, a survey conducted produced some interesting findings. The top reasons given for not buying...

Using Profiles PXT Select and Thinking Style to Understand Emotional IQ

I was having a conversation with one of our client VP of Sales recently. He was in the process of hiring two new region managers and ten new territory managers. He had four candidates that were a very...