SD-301c · Module 3

Scaling Discovery Across Teams

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The best discovery rep on your team converts at 42%. The average converts at 28%. The gap is not talent — it is technique. The 42% rep asks different questions in a different order with different follow-up. If you cannot articulate what they do differently, you cannot teach it. If you cannot teach it, the gap persists. Scaling discovery means codifying the top performer's technique into a framework that lifts the entire team. Not a script — a framework. The difference: a script removes judgment. A framework improves judgment.

Do This

  • Study your top performer's discovery calls to identify the patterns that differentiate them
  • Build a framework that captures the structure while allowing personal adaptation
  • Score discovery calls against the framework to create a coaching feedback loop

Avoid This

  • Assume your top performer's success is innate talent that cannot be taught
  • Create a rigid script that removes the rep's ability to adapt in real time
  • Deploy a framework without measuring whether it actually improves conversion rates