CSOs grapple with two challenges: the relentless pressure to hit quarterly targets and the need to sustain competitiveness in the long term. Research shows that only 11% of organizations successfully do both. In this installment of the Gartner Sales Podcast, Gartner expert Greg Hessong takes us through recent research into what those organizations do differently in order to thrive in turbulent times.

Greg Hessong is a Sr. Director, Analyst in the Gartner sales practice, where he studies the drivers of top performing sales teams and revenue leaders. Greg helps clients apply Gartner's research to improve collaboration, specifically between sales and marketing leaders, to boost pipeline generation, and operationalize go-to-market strategies and channels, such as account-based and inside sales, to drive more efficient and predictable revenue.

Episode 3 - Bombings in Syria, religion on the BBC, and the war on international aid