Success in Sales: Do you have to be Born to Sell?
Posted by Mary Lee Shalvoy on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 @ 02:09 PM
It seems that some people were born with the genetic makeup to do their job. A case in point is the New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz. Mr. Shortz has gained prominence in his job as the puzzle king for the past 16 years at The Times and was the subject of the 2006 documentary about crossword puzzles, Wordplay.
For me, reading his story (which you can see at Talk to The Times: Crossword Editor Will Shortz) brought up the inevitable question, can you excel at your job if you are not predisposed in some way to that job? Do you have to be "born to sell" in order to be a successful sales leader?
What do you think?