Why your new sales hire is still struggling at month nine
A slow ramp isn't always a performance problem — it's often a structural one you created before day one.
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Chevron's Microsoft power deal reshapes energy commercial hiring
The Chevron–Microsoft Project Kilby deal signals that oil and gas majors are now direct competitors for power-sales talent — and energy BD roles are changing fast.
Read article →Why energy sales talent is the multiplier in 2026
Capital, infrastructure, and technical capability only go so far without commercial talent that can turn opportunity into booked business.
Read article →Data centers, grid strain, and the talent opportunity
AI-driven power demand is creating commercial opportunity across the grid, storage, and reliability ecosystem.
Read article →When confidential search matters most
Some searches should never feel public. Here is where quiet execution protects momentum, morale, and leverage.
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