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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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    Use Active Listening While Coaching

    Wed,Jun 04,2014 @ 04:53 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Active Listening and Coaching:

    Coaching involves a lot of listening. Whether it be when meeting with an employee about what skills need to be worked on, or if an employee has a problem or conflict that they need help resolving, a coach needs to not only listen to them but understand them. When you are coaching it is important to use active listening. Active listening is defined as a..

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    Coaching With Values

    Wed,Jun 04,2014 @ 03:51 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Make More Sales by Asking Questions & Listening

    Thu,May 22,2014 @ 04:16 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Driving Performance with Coaching

    Sat,May 17,2014 @ 09:59 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    TOP 5 WAYS TO DRIVE PERFORMANCE

    1. Have a daily coaching check. Build a coaching task into your daily schedule in order to improve your staff. Anything from a simple “good job Sue” to a full blown coaching session will benefit you and your employees. 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..

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    Motivation: The Critical Element to Success

    Thu,May 15,2014 @ 09:08 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Do Your Employees Understand Your Coaching?

    Fri,May 09,2014 @ 04:07 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    We talk often about coaching employees and constantly helping to develop them into superstar top performers.  However, as we have all experienced at one time or another, sometimes it’s not what you say, but how you say it.  If not done in a friendly and open way, employees, or anyone for that matter, could become defensive and closed off.

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    What Are You Coaching to?

    Tue,May 06,2014 @ 07:57 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    2 Sales Reps Walk Into The Company ... Who Would You Coach

    Sun,May 04,2014 @ 07:32 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    What is Training Reinforcement?

    Fri,May 02,2014 @ 09:37 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Coaching to WOW Customers

    Fri,May 02,2014 @ 06:13 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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