Gartner Expert

Colleen Giblin

Principal, Research

Colleen Giblin is a Research Principal with Gartner for Sales Leaders, where she leverages a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to "crack the case" on clients most pressing challenges.

Previous experience

Colleen is a behavioral scientist specialized in buyer and seller psychology. Her research on decision-making and perceptions of value has been featured in Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. In her previous role as a business school professor, she designed and led discussion-driven marketing courses at both the undergraduate and MBA level. Recently she has written about the competitive advantages of hiring and developing neurodivergent talent.

Areas of coverage
  • Sales Talent Management

  • Sales Process Execution

  • CSO Effectiveness

Education

Ph.D. in Marketing, Carnegie Mellon University

B.A. in Psychology, Cornell University

Rotary Youth Exchange, Bordeaux, France

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Seller Motivation

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Buyer Psychology

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Neurodiversity