Have you been in an interview and asked your prospective employer which sales metrics they value most? That answer is probably, “Yes.” What if I asked you if you’d ever questioned your interviewer about their sales velocity? If you answered “Yes” again, you already know how important this calculation is to understand the growth mindset and overall health of a sales organization.

Psssssst. Want to hear something juicy? Workplace gossip could be undermining your organization.

In my book, Leadershift: 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace, one of the shifts I write about is the Relational Shift from pleasing people to challenging people. This was one of the most important lessons I learned in leadership.