Our top-performing legacy salesperson is a great culture fit, but he refuses to log his deals in our CRM or document his sales process, which creates massive key-person risk for our exit. He claims he does not have the capacity to do admin work. How do we run a GWC check on this seat and resolve this issue?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

A top salesperson who refuses to follow your processes is a major liability. When preparing for an exit, buyers will heavily discount your valuation if your sales pipeline is locked inside one person's head. To address this, look at the five major roles defined for the sales seat on your Accountability Chart. One of those roles must be maintaining the CRM and documenting client interactions. Run a GWC check on your salesperson specifically for this complete seat. He might get the seat and want the seat, but if he refuses to do the administrative roles, he does not have the capacity or the desire to do the whole job. You cannot make an exception for top performers. This sends a message to the rest of your team that your processes do not matter. Sit down with him and explain that CRM discipline is a non-negotiable part of the seat. If he truly lacks the time, you can restructure the seat by pairing him with an automated AI CRM assistant or a junior sales coordinator to handle the data entry. However, he remains accountable for the accuracy of the data. If he still refuses to adapt, you must transition him out of the seat. A scalable sales engine is worth far more than a single high-performing rogue.