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Practical sales-coaching perspective on deal confidence, buyer reality, manager inspection, and the next best move.
TL;DR Managers do not see deals directly; they see the seller's version of the deal. Because sellers naturally present the inside view, often optimistic and incomplete, managers inherit the bias they are meant to correct
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