Korn Ferry: From sales executive to CEO: lessons on the journey

In Korn Ferry's new report, they offer insights technology sales executives can bring to the CEO role. According to Korn Ferry, 8% of the CEOs nation's largest tech firms have primary backgrounds in sales and less than 30% of them have any sales experience at all. 

With insights from interviews with 15 CEOs who started in sales and now lead tech companies as well as data from the company's executive assessments, the report outlines:

• how sales executives transitioned into CEO positions
• the vital assets they bring
• how organizations can benefit from and prepare for their leadership

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View the full report here.