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Tourist vs Architect: A Practical Guide to Sales Leadership Hiring
by Jon Eyers · Sales
Summary
A practical, field-tested guide that helps hiring teams distinguish true sales leadership from surface-level storytelling. Learn how to write a valuable brief, evaluate candidates by real decisions and proven impact, and ask a decisive reference-question that reveals true capability. This guide accelerates hiring, reduces mis-hires, and enables you to recruit a sales leader who can drive growth in new contexts.
Primary Outcome
Identify and hire a true sales leader by distinguishing Architects from Tourists using a practical, proven framework.
Who This Is For
- Founders hiring senior sales leaders (VP/Head of Sales) seeking to avoid costly mis-hires
- Hiring managers at growth-stage startups evaluating candidates for sales leadership roles
- Recruiters and executive coaches needing a structured framework to assess leadership impact and decision-making
What You'll Learn
- Distinguish Architects from Tourists with a practical framework
- Structured hiring criteria focused on decisions and impact
- One decisive reference-check question that reveals true capability
Metadata
- Category
- Sales
- Creator
- Jon Eyers
- Creator Title
- Sales Leadership Headhunter | VP Sales, Directors & CRO’s for VC & PE-Backed Tech | UK, Europe & US
- Tags
- Hiring Managers, Performance Management
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- Last Updated
- 2026-03-05
Citation
"Tourist vs Architect: A Practical Guide to Sales Leadership Hiring" by Jon Eyers, PlaybookHub — https://playbooks.rohansingh.io/playbook/tourist-vs-architect-guide-sales-leadership-hiring