Leadership Vision for 2025: Chief Sales Officer

Explore three strategic priorities for CSOs

AI's rapid impact on business and continued future uncertainty have made the CSO role about more than "just sales." Leading CSOs will leverage adaptability, role simplification and cross-functional collaboration to improve sales productivity.

The 2025 Leadership Vision for Chief Sales Officer (CSO) outlines the actionable insights for CSOs including the top 3 strategic priorities that they can use to successfully lead their teams in the upcoming year.

Download the report to uncover key questions required to succeed in 2025 and beyond:

  • What are the major trends affecting CSOs?
  • How should a Chief Sales Officer prepare for the year ahead?
  • What actions should CSOs, and their teams take to succeed?

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Want more CSO Insights for 2025?

To drive commercial growth in 2025 and beyond, chief sales officers (CSOs) must contend with three major trends that are impacting what it takes to succeed in their sales role - the need for greater sales and marketing alignment through a unified commercial strategy, creating an adaptable sales organization able to thrive through multiple sales transformations, and simplification of ever more complex seller roles.

Watch our series of four engaging and thought-provoking complimentary webinar sessions designed to delve into: 

  1. Top trends, challenges, and opportunities pertinent to Chief Sales Officers (CSOs) and senior commercial leaders on a global scale
  2. Expert-led panel discussions showcasing insights from former CSOs and Gartner Executive Partners
  3. Tailored sessions crafted specifically for CSOs, sales enablement, and operations leaders, featuring expert-led panels and actionable strategies

Watch: The Gartner Chief Sales Officer Leadership Vision 2025 Series webinar