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GTM 140: How Microsoft Scaled from $600M to $5B: The Enterprise Playbook with Hayden Stafford

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Before that, Hayden was Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, leading Global Business Applications (Microsoft Dynamics 365) for six years. Discussed in this Episode: What Satya Nadella taught Hayden about culture, clarity, and transformation at Microsoft. That’s what I learned at Microsoft is build together.

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The Best Sales Coaching Software Tools in 2025

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Fathom Fathom is an AI-based meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings held on platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It also provides real-time tracking of incentives and sales activities. It is designed to support meeting documentation and reduce the need for manual note-taking.

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Can motivation be coached?

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3 on Amazon’s Web Services team and also worked for Microsoft before starting his own company. Bill Bartlett, author of “The Sales Coach’s Playbook: Breaking the Performance Code,” went even further, expressing his disdain for short-term incentives. “Motivation is intrinsic,” said Manny Medina, an entrepreneur who was employee No.

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Windows around the world

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Teaser: High-tech workers love their incentive stock options, but Microsoft’s Michele Samoulides says that incentive travel programs are some of the software giant’s most effective motivators. Issue Date: 2014-09-01. read more'

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The GTM AI Operating System

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More for your eardrums Ray Smith is the VP of AI Agents at Microsoft. He also shares real-world use cases from inside Microsoft and partner companies, plus how founders and operators can build or adapt in this new AI-native era. Share Tag GTMnow so we can see your takeaways and help amplify them.

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Cold Calling Playbook Tips: 10 Proven Tactics for Sales Leaders and Reps

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Motivate with gamification and incentives. More for your eardrums Ray Smith is the VP of AI Agents at Microsoft. He also shares real-world use cases from inside Microsoft and partner companies, plus how founders and operators can build or adapt in this new AI-native era. Align cold calling with broader sales strategies.

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Sales Enablement In a Remote Work Reality

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Author: Liz Pulice In recent years, many companies have implemented remote work arrangements, driven by financial incentives, recruitment/retention initiatives and other factors. Collaboration and messaging platforms – Many companies already have collaboration platforms such as Slack or Microsoft Teams in place.