Growth Insights for CEOs
Advice for CEOs on Growth and Scaling
Brian Schlosser
With an approach centered on understanding and addressing the unique needs of organizations and developing people, Brian delivers exceptional results in the US and abroad. A highly experienced sales executive, Brian brings domain expertise in SaaS, Enterprise, Professional Services, Mar-Tech, AI, Data, Process, and Legal Tech from companies small to large. He works directly with the CEO, as part of the company's leadership team, to reestablish or accelerate growth through strategic planning, defining sales and partner programs, developing effective and disciplined plans, and then execution and measurement of results.
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Outsider Insights | The Comp Plan Is Quietly Telling Your Sales Team Not to Hunt
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 | Posted by Dawn Werry
Executive Takeaways
- Sales reps focus on what they're paid and measured on, even if that strays from business strategy and goals.
- Many compensation plans and account structures quietly reward protecting revenue, not creating it.
- Adding a quota target without changing the underlying structure just adds pressure, not pipeline.
- Fixing this starts with the comp plan and account map, not a pep talk about hustle.
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Across Chief Outsiders, we talk to hundreds of CEOs every month. In this series, we explore the trends and challenges we’re hearing from these discussions – and what you can do if you’re facing the same issues in your business.
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