We’ve all heard the phrase “Hire for personality, train for skill,” but we all know people with great personalities. Does that mean they would make great salespeople? Especially if they’re someone close like a family member? Sales trainer, speaker, and author Paul Cummings recently told our Jim Fitzpatrick that he thinks it depends on several things.
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