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why is the CEO of sales force doing sales??

Is he firefighting? Why isnt he doing strategy, management and the other things CEOs do?

Like hiring a CMO or BD head to do all the traveling he is doing?

>Well, I’m a remote worker. I’ve always been a remote worker my whole life. I don’t work well in an office,” Benioff said. “It just doesn’t work for my personality. I can’t tell you why. I do love to go in to visit customers though. I’m on the road constantly visiting customers.”

Ah, so he doesnt need to do sales. He likes doing it. It just …works… for his personality.

[Rebelgecko]

I know of one company who got the majority of their business because their CEO wined and dined some of his fellow CEOs and take them rides on his private aircraft. If Benioff is doing that sort of thing and enjoys it, more power to him

Even on the less cynical side, there's something to be said for hearing from customers directly instead of filtered through 5 levels of middle management

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Sales force has a market cap of 200 bn.

There is a lot that happens at that size - one of which you should have a trust worthy team who does exactly that; its why they get paid - leadership.

His is a Saas firm. This argument is inappropriate as a defense. You can do this a few times, the rest of the time he needs to be in office.

Failing which - like elon said - its an excuse to slack off.

So its either

1) odd sales situation 2) weasel worded sentence 3) delinquency - a la Elon “people who wfh are slacking”

It’s great if it’s 1 and he fixes it, but then he has to get back to office. In which case his “i dont have an office personality” line works against him.