EPISODE · Nov 9, 2025 · 24 MIN
Best Bits: Great Sales Leaders Don’t Just Motivate - They Rewire Minds (Leadership Psychology)
from WMYT - What makes YOU Tick? Tech Leaders Career Stories
Most sales leaders focus on driving revenue.The elite ones? They change how their teams think.In this Best Bits episode, Tolu sits down with Mike Petroskey, a sales leader who’s built, coached, and scaled high-performing revenue teams across hypergrowth environments.But this isn’t your standard hiring or sales chat.This episode goes deep into the psychology of great sales leadership - how top leaders reshape beliefs, create emotional safety, and spark performance breakthroughs by leading from the inside out.What You’ll Learn:Why mindset - not just skillset - determines sales performanceThe silent killers of team culture (and how great leaders fix them)How to coach reps without ego and unlock their potentialThe real reason some teams scale effortlessly - and others stallHow to embed belief-shifting leadership into your hiring processWhether you're a CRO, VP of Sales, or startup founder building a GTM team - this is a great insight in to leadership psychology you'll enjoy if you've chosen this path.👉 Mike Petroskey – LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetros/ 👉 Richard Washington – LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richwash/🎧 Subscribe to What Makes You Tick @whatmakesyoutick | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1PrIjRzmSOGUQJSigtpXNS?si=06137d29432747d6 | Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wmyt-what-makes-you-tick-tech-leaders-career-stories/id1699043715#salespsychology #leadership #hiring #mindset #whatmakesyoutick #wmyt
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Most sales leaders focus on driving revenue.The elite ones? They change how their teams think.In this Best Bits episode, Tolu sits down with Mike Petroskey, a sales leader who’s built, coached, and scaled high-performing revenue teams across hypergrowth environments.But this isn’t your standard hiring or sales chat.This episode goes deep into the psychology of great sales leadership - how top leaders reshape beliefs, create emotional safety, and spark performance breakthroughs by leading from the inside out.What You’ll Learn:Why mindset - not just skillset - determines sales performanceThe silent killers of team culture (and how great leaders fix them)How to coach reps without ego and unlock their potentialThe real reason some teams scale effortlessly - and others stallHow to embed belief-shifting leadership into your hiring processWhether you're a CRO, VP of Sales, or startup founder building a GTM team - this is a great insight in to leadership psychology you'll enjoy if you've chosen this path.👉 Mike Petroskey – LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetros/ 👉 Richard Washington – LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richwash/🎧 Subscribe to What Makes You Tick @whatmakesyoutick | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1PrIjRzmSOGUQJSigtpXNS?si=06137d29432747d6 | Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wmyt-what-makes-you-tick-tech-leaders-career-stories/id1699043715#salespsychology #leadership #hiring #mindset #whatmakesyoutick #wmyt
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