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Dr. Christopher Croner received his BA in Psychology from DePaul University, and his Masters and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Dr. Croner is co-author of the book, Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again, detailing his research and practice in identifying the non-teachable personality traits common to top producers.
Dr. Croner developed the proprietary DriveTest® online sales test and The Drive Interview, both used for hiring “Hunter” salespeople. Using this method, he has helped more than 1,400 companies worldwide to hire and develop top-performing salespeople.
Dr. Croner has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, teaching personnel selection in the Industrial Psychology Master of Arts program. He is an active member of the Consulting Section of the Illinois Psychological Association and former Co-Program Chair of Chicago Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (CIOP).
“In 2002, I discovered there was a lack of assessment tools specifically targeting Drive in sales candidates, so I set out to develop my own sales assessment test. After years of research, development, and validity testing, I developed The DriveTest® : The only sales assessment that is scientifically designed to identify candidates that possess the three non-teachable traits common to top producers. Those three traits are:
These characteristics combine to form the core characteristic: Drive. It is the critical component of a successful salesperson’s personality and what internally pushes them to succeed. Along with identifying Drive, The DriveTest® identifies other important, teachable skills necessary for success in sales such as:
Want to start hiring top sales producers? Let me offer you a free DriveTest® right now. Visit: https://salesdrive.info/free-trial-request to access a free test.”
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Over a 25 year career Steven has been responsible for more than US$4 billion of sales with major tech companies such as Dell, and Targus across the Asia Pacific.
Steven is an accomplished frontline sales and business leader, keynote speaker, consultant and author, dedicated to helping B2B sales leaders implement world-class sales practices.
Years of intense B2B sales research and analysis led to the foundation of Growth Acumen, a modern sales and leadership training, development and advisory service
