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    Getting Managers to Coach is NOT Just a Training Challenge

    Mon,Dec 19,2016 @ 11:28 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Years ago there were few of us and now there are many of us. Who are we? We are companies that will come in and work with your organization and train your managers on how to coach. The challenge continues to grow in terms of gaining traction with managers. I would assume we all hear some of the same things such as they have a challenge with a lack of time and that they wear many hats.

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    Employees Need F.A.M.E

    Tue,Dec 13,2016 @ 11:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Help your employees obtain FAME. What is FAME? FAME is an acronym for feedback, attitude, motivation, and engagement. Why did we create this acronym FAME? The reason we created it is every employee deserves the opportunity to be recognized and rewarded for their FAME and FAME can really come in the form of these four attributes.

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    How Video Can Drive Coaching Success

    Tue,Dec 13,2016 @ 10:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Save Selling Time & Coach Your Sales Team

    Mon,Dec 12,2016 @ 10:24 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    I know this may seem a bit of a stretch but one of the things that I think has been occurring in the selling industry for years is better technology and automation tools are coming to the forefront. One such technology is phone dialer systems. We use a system called Phone Burner and while I used to dread making 100 to 200 follow-up calls after one of my webcasts I now look forward to it because..

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    Coaching 101: Do Your Employees Come To You To Help You?

    Mon,Dec 12,2016 @ 10:22 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    One of the greatest tests we can perform is to ask ourselves as leaders the following question: "do my employees come to me offering to help for the betterment of the team and the organization arbitrarily"?

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    Coaching 101: Do Your Employees Look Happy?

    Mon,Dec 12,2016 @ 10:13 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    The key element of any leader is to pause and look around. What do you see? Do people look invigorated? Inspired? Frustrated? Working well with one another? Going above and beyond what is expected for the betterment of the organization? Just doing their job?

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    Stuck in Mud? Here's How to Get Out

    Tue,Nov 22,2016 @ 01:33 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    It's that time of year where finding an excuse to get out of things becomes more and more appealing with each passing day. We lack motivation- it's darker outsider earlier, it's getting colder (for those of us that have the misfortune of living in the North), and the end of year is approaching. We have to take a minute to look in the mirror by asking ourselves the question, "If I want my..

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    Attitude-How Self-Care Pays Off

    Mon,Nov 14,2016 @ 12:47 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    We all make excuses. Some of the most frequent include:

    • You’re late for work.
    • You spilled your coffee.
    • Your kids were up late at home sick.
    • There’s construction causing a traffic jam.
    • You have a ton of work waiting on your desk.

    We're all guilty of letting these excuses stand in the way of getting things done. The question then arises as to how do we all react to these day to day challenges..

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    The Power of Generosity

    Fri,Nov 11,2016 @ 10:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Disconnects between departments, low levels of motivation, a negative atmosphere, employees who feud and power-struggle – many workplaces will eventually wrestle with at least one of these problems. On the surface, they might seem unrelated, but I’d suggest they all boil down to one thing: a culture of generosity.

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    Feedback- How Important is it, really?

    Thu,Nov 10,2016 @ 04:34 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    According to most of us in the field of coaching and consulting, we'd say pretty dang important. Feedback is a conversation, and just like a conversation, there's a give and take, a back and forth. Not only is delivery of feedback important, but one could argue how you respond to feedback is equally, if not more, important. Think of a moment where you have given someone feedback and they respond..

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