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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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    Active Listening: Part 3

    Fri,Apr 12,2013 @ 10:30 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    In active listening, there are six steps that are important to follow. In part three, we will look at steps five and six.

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    Avoid Typical Mistakes When Coaching

    Wed,Apr 10,2013 @ 09:49 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Coaching and Trust

    Wed,Apr 10,2013 @ 09:36 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Help Your Employees Reach Their Full Potential

    Tue,Apr 09,2013 @ 04:01 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    What's in it for the Customer?

    Tue,Apr 09,2013 @ 03:39 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Active Listening: Part 2

    Tue,Apr 09,2013 @ 03:22 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    In active listening, there are six steps that are important to follow. In part two, we will look at steps three and four.

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    Why Your Sales Team is SCREAMING for Coaching!

    Tue,Apr 09,2013 @ 08:05 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Why Coaching Price Objections is Necessary

    Sun,Apr 07,2013 @ 02:09 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Price objections can result in a very sticky situation for sales people. As a manager do you know what your salespeople are going to do when they get in that situation? As a salesperson do you know what your manager wants of you when you encounter a price objection? This is why managers need to coach.

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    Active Listening: Part 1

    Sun,Apr 07,2013 @ 01:04 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    In active listening, there are six steps that are important to follow. In part one, we will look at steps one and two. 

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    Adjust and Improve Your Customer Service

    Wed,Apr 03,2013 @ 12:01 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    “Hello, this is Sales Progress. How can I help you?”“Is Tim there?”“He’s not.”“Um…well can I leave a message or a voicemail.”“I guess. Hold on, I’ll transfer you.”“Good Morning, thank you for calling Sales Progress. How can I help you?”“Is Tim there?”“May I ask who’s calling?”“Sure, this is Bob.”“Oh hi Bob! How are things going? Tim actually is not here right now, but I’d be happy to take a..

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