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Hammerhad sustained grovth of 18 pereent.
Tt uasn'tonly the company whose bottom line benefited but also the bank accounts
ofindividual sales reps, too. Although reps may lose by passing along an individual
seenunt to a colleague in their pod, they more than make up for it by servicing other
secounts with which they have greater technical expertise, And there's no fear of some-
‘ne goofing off under this system: Anyone suspected of doing so is certain notto get any
feferals from colleagues. Any Cutler-Hammer reps who were reluctant to give up the
‘ld ways now take one look at their paychecks and find themselves among the most
‘dent supporters of the company's team-based sales approach.
Critical Thinking Questions
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3. What lessons
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