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    Tim Hagen

    Tim Hagen

    Tim Hagen founded Progress Coaching, a Training Reinforcement Partner Company, in 1997. His entrepreneurial career began in college leading to positions in sales, sales management, and sales training for small and large corporations, and eventually ownership of several training companies. Tim is often a keynote speaker at companies teaching the value of coaching and conversations in the workplace. He possesses a unique combination of hands-on experience, academics, and innovative insight to solve the industry’s most common challenges specific to workplace performance. Tim holds a bachelor’s degree in Adult Education and Training from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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    Training Reinforcement

    Wed,Mar 07,2012 @ 04:41 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Training Reinforcement

    Every year many companies invest a great deal of time and resources on employee training programs with the expectation that employees will return from training as top selling sales reps, but this is unlikely given that employees will only retain a portion of what they have learned just weeks later. Research continues to emphasize the ineffectiveness of traditional training..

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    The 5 Types of Coaching

    Tue,Mar 06,2012 @ 03:01 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    The 5 Types of Coaching

    In an ideal world every manager would have the time, focus and energy to coach every one of his or her employees as often as needed. Unfortunately there are many other things like proposals, presentations, budget planning, RFP, sales reporting, hiring, firing, employee training, etc. that can steal your time, attention away from employee coaching. However coaching is not..

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    Brewers Spring Training

    Mon,Mar 05,2012 @ 02:39 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

     Brewers Spring Training

    Yesterday kicked off the Brewers 15th season of spring training in the Cactus League at Maryvale ballpark. The Brewers opener against The San Francisco Giants ended as a sister kisser. But, like any fan will tell you, early spring games aren’t about the results, they’re about getting the players out on the field, getting back into shape, seeing the ball well, hitting the..

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    Tips for Efficient and Effective Thank You’s

    Wed,Feb 29,2012 @ 08:53 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Tips for Efficient and Effective Thank You’s

    It is easy to underestimate the distance a “Thank You” can take you, especially in the business world. While juggling many client relationships at once, it becomes easy to overlook crucial transactions that deserve taking the time to show your appreciation. The art of saying "thank you" does need to be an overwhelming, time-consuming task. The tips..

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    Top 5 Ways to Drive Performance

    Mon,Feb 27,2012 @ 01:46 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Top 5 Ways to Drive Performance

    1. Have a daily coaching check. Build a coaching task into your daily schedule to improve your staff, anything from a simple “good job Sue” to a full blown coaching session. Text messages, emails, and voicemails can count, so no more excuses.

    2. 30 second rule: if you find yourself talking for longer than 30 seconds at a time while coaching your employees, you..

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    STOP Boring Meetings and Start Using Coaching!

    Wed,Feb 22,2012 @ 06:52 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    A Coach's Top 5 Required Skills

    Tue,Feb 21,2012 @ 08:12 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Coaching requires managers to possess a variety of skill sets. It is incumbent upon each manager who coaches the employees to better performance to be conscientious of the core skill sets that make a great coach. The following are the top five skill sets a great coach must possess:

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    A Positive Attitude Increases Sales

    Mon,Feb 20,2012 @ 06:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    The Golden Rule of Sales: Treat employees how you want customers to be treated…like humans

    Fri,Feb 17,2012 @ 05:59 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    You Coach Everyday Whether You Like it or Not

    Sun,Feb 12,2012 @ 08:02 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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