I was just asked a question by a client in regard to starting their coaching program. I asked what she meant and she said I would have no idea because there are so many things my teams need to improve. It was at that moment I realized most people think coaching is about "only" improving things when in reality the way to truly motivate and develop areas of needed improvement is to leverage what..
Why coaching and mentoring adults and children are the same
Why your employees are lacking commitment
A recent research study shows that 1 in 4 employees have a strong sense of how their job contributes to their company's goals. With that said, 75% of your employees could be working under the impression that their job doesn't matter. That's 75% of your people who don't take an active and proactive role in what they do because they don't believe it affects the bottom line.EVERY position affects..
Why we must focus coaching programs on Generation X
9 Coaching tips, tricks and ideas from Tim Hagen
- Have your team warm up: athletes do why shouldn’t they? Do one quick role-play with a fellow team member or have them call their own voicemail and do a practice run of their sales pitch.
- 30 second rule: when coaching your employees you should never be talking for more than 30 seconds at a time. Longer than that and you are not listening enough.
- Employees should NEVER just read a book or..
Relevant and applicable training software improves employee performance
Traditional training leaves organizations and their employees frustrated with the results.Traditional Training is:- Boring- Not Relevant or applicable to Real World Issues- A one time event- No SustainabilityRecently Sales Progress has introduced their own sales training software, The Training Generator, an easy-to-use, web-based solution to keep training continuous, relevant, reinforced and..
Role Play and follow up for a Successful Trade Show Experience
Leading up to the event you must have your team practice their skills. Working a trade show is different than..
Listening to your employees for increased morale and productivity
A recent survey done by Right Management, looking into employee suggestions in the workplace, shows 57% of employees regularly make suggestions for improvements at their job.
Coaching Should Create Fun for Employees
Please listen to this audio for it reveals why we need to add fun to work and how professional coaching can help us do that: Coaching to Have Fun.
Sales Techniques: Adding Value for Customers Takes Skill and Practice
Adding value creates business opportunities, and cannot just be some directive we give people, it takes time and practice to add value to customers. Please listen to this short audio file that reveals how to add value against the customer's needs and not your own.