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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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    Why We Need to Coach: Part 1

    Tue,Jun 14,2011 @ 03:05 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    One of my client's managers recently told me that he did not have time to coach. I asked him why he felt that way and he stated "I have so many things on my plate I cannot even see straight". Now that's a mouth full and he is a good guy who genuinely feel that's way but I thought to myself "As a leader is he thinking of himself or his staff"? We need to drive our employee's performance because..

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    Coaching is NOT All About Getting Desired Results!

    Fri,Apr 22,2011 @ 01:21 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Coaching is NOT all about getting results. Its a process and hope this presentation helps. (Click the arrow for a case study story):

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    Mondays, Bad Attitudes & Tackling Both Head-On

    Mon,Apr 18,2011 @ 10:21 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

          Mondays. The most dreaded day of the week. A day when everyone seems to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. This is a day that seems to see a rise in bad outlooks and lethargic attitudes. When it comes to sales, attitude can go a long way, and it is important to combat any negative mind-set that heads your way. It can be a tricky process though (especially when you’re here in Wisconsin where..

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    Training has to Change NOW!

    Tue,Mar 29,2011 @ 08:19 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Training is in such a tail spin I LOVE IT. The days of "take my all day event for $250 a head" are finally leaving us . I love it because those events NEVER produce long-term measurable results. E-learning simply does not work when the courses are long and too generic to really hit home with learners. In today's fast paced social media driven world our attention spans are short and the only..

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    3 Great Coaching Stories

    Tue,Mar 15,2011 @ 07:59 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Coaching is tough and rewarding. Hopefully these 3 stories will inspire you to coach and develop your employees

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    30 Second Coaching WORKS!

    Sun,Feb 13,2011 @ 12:23 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Listen to this audio and tell me how it worked successfully (tim@salesprogress.com):

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    Use Self-Actualized Questions to Guide Sales Staff

    Sun,Feb 13,2011 @ 12:12 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Here is an audio overview to help you understand the use of this type of question to drive sales staff performance:

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    Successful Sales Coaching Language

    Thu,Feb 10,2011 @ 06:15 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    We must as sales leaders coach sales people to frame their mind to do whatever it takes to be successful. The following audio will address the four main coaching language techniques:

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    Coaching People with Bad Attitudes

    Fri,Feb 04,2011 @ 10:18 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    The following link is an audio overview that will help you to coach those employees that have a bad attitude:

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    What Make a Sales Person Great???

    Thu,Jan 27,2011 @ 06:18 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    This was a question presented to me by a client. I really had to take a step back and think about it for a minute.

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