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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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    Always Stay Positive

    Wed,Dec 08,2010 @ 01:53 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    We have recently launched our new service called Always Stay Positive. Its sole objective is to help organzations and it's employees adopt positive attitudes for greater performance and productivity. Here is a link to an overview of the program:

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    Why Sales Coaching???

    Wed,Dec 08,2010 @ 01:51 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

     A client asked me why do organizations really need their managers to become salkes coaches. It got me thinking we need to at times to go back to the basics so here they are:

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    Coach Coach Coach

    Mon,Nov 22,2010 @ 12:30 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    I received three emails today from clients sharing successes with coaching. All three really were not great coaches when we began; therefore, I wanted to share that coaching takes time to develop the confidence and skill to become a great. Coaching will open a manager's mind to not only what is possible with their employees but themselves as well!
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    How to Handle Price Objections

    Mon,Nov 15,2010 @ 09:27 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Price objections- a salesperson's worst nightmare. Handling price objections requires confidence and sales know-how. It is a skill that needs to be practiced over and over before it can ever be truly effective. Inexperienced reps usually cave and offer a lower price, while others run to the manager to ask for advice. Great salespeople know that instead of jumping immediately to reduction of..
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    How Do You Measure Success?

    Mon,Nov 08,2010 @ 10:30 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    7 Steps to Success

    Fri,Nov 05,2010 @ 12:19 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    It doesn’t hurt when you hit your bottom line or increase your revenue as a result of sales, but how do you get your employees to that level? How do you manage to increase their sales and the company’s overall profit? It only takes seven highly effective steps.

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    Attitudes are Contagious: Don't Let the Bad Ones Spread

    Wed,Oct 27,2010 @ 10:10 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Attitudes are contagious, and the more time you spend with someone, the more likely you are to reflect the mood of that other person. So, what happens when someone with a negative attitude constantly surrounds you? It is especially tough to deal with a bad attitude when you are in the workplace. When day in and day out, you are forced to be in the same confines as a “Debbie Downer,” it begins to..
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    Wise Words from Benjamin Franklin

    Fri,Oct 22,2010 @ 11:12 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin

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    Learn a Thing or Two from Your Golf Swing

    Wed,Oct 20,2010 @ 09:49 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    How many times do you go to the driving-range to practice your swing to get it juuust right?

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    Train the Trainer

    Mon,Oct 18,2010 @ 10:12 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    When the term “sales” is mentioned, the words “credible,” “trustworthy” and “customer-focused” don’t immediately come to mind. Most people tend to believe that sales people are simply in it for themselves, and once they somehow trick you into buying, they will disappear and move on to the next potential customer. Nobody wants that to be the case when they purchase a product or service. They would..
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