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    Your Silence is Saying More Than You Know

    Fri,Apr 13,2012 @ 12:20 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Your Silence is Saying More Than You Know

    I just spoke to a group about "Coaching Employees with Bad Attitudes" and it was a lot of fun. The thing that managers and leaders do not realize at times is when we do not confront or address employees with bad attitudes the "silence" is non-verbal permission to continue to behave that way. We must as leaders develop skills to confront issues and not..

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    3 Steps to Successful Sales Training

    Thu,Apr 12,2012 @ 02:00 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    3 Steps to Successful Sales Training 

    Sales training takes more than a one or two day workshop to be successful and effective. Training needs to be a process not an event.  The below 3 parts must be included to ensure that your training programs are effective and that the learning becomes sustainable.

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    The Coaching Diet

    Wed,Apr 11,2012 @ 06:00 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    The Coaching Diet

    How many times have you heard that you should eat 4-6 small meals a day in order to get better results in weight loss and energy?  Yes many times, but what does this have to do with training employees?

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    Are You Cultured?

    Wed,Apr 11,2012 @ 04:30 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Are You Cultured?

    Defining a sales coaching culture at any organization can be nebulous as well as ambiguous. A coaching culture can take on the appearance of many different faces. There are however, specific attributes that will illustrate if an organization has truly created a coaching culture.

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    The Power of Positivity

    Wed,Apr 11,2012 @ 03:09 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Top 5 Reasons to Coach Within Your Organization

    Tue,Apr 10,2012 @ 11:41 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Top 5 Reasons to Coach Within Your Organization

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    How to Coach Inside Sales Reps

    Tue,Apr 10,2012 @ 11:27 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    How to Coach Inside Sales Reps

    Sales management is not always easy. We expect a lot out of salespeople because we want to succeed, and we always want to see better performance and increased profitability. Coaching is tough. Most of the time, sales managers delegate instructions and expect to see their employee’s automatically hit their goals and make their bottom line, but what we really need to..

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    3 Step Process of Employee Coaching

    Mon,Apr 09,2012 @ 10:44 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    3 Step Process of Employee Coaching

    Look, if we engage with employees on a day to day basis and most managers do why not make the most of it? But how does a manager do that? First we need to be equipped with three fundamental first steps to start the coaching process:

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    Coaching Process Overview

    Mon,Apr 09,2012 @ 10:27 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Coaching Process Overview 

    Every coaching interaction should have a high level "Ideal" process. Coaching is a process; therefore, we as coaches need to adhere top a process to maintain consistency for optimal results.
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    Somebody’s Got A Case Of The Mondays

    Mon,Apr 09,2012 @ 10:02 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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