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    Employee Coaching To-Go

    Mon,Jun 11,2012 @ 03:30 PM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    Coaching To-Go

    Employee coaching is not just a one-time miracle activity that will magically makeover your staff into top performing sales people. Becoming a coach means that you will most likely have to overhaul your current leadership style. The good news is that making that becoming acclimatized to coaching is an easy, natural progress that will fell less like work and more like, while, being..

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    Feel Like Something Is Missing?

    Thu,Jun 07,2012 @ 05:00 PM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    Feel Like Something Is Missing?

    The average week in the life of a traditional sale leader is filled with miscellaneous tasks and responsibilities. If we were to summarize a typical week for a traditional sales manager we would expect to see him or her take on the following:

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    Hazards of Coaching Your Weakest Performer

    Thu,Jun 07,2012 @ 09:00 AM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    Hazards of Coaching Your Weakest Performer
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    Coaching Term of The Week: Reflective Coaching

    Tue,Jun 05,2012 @ 08:00 AM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    Coaching Term of the week: Reflective Coaching

    Reflective Coaching – Reflective coaching is a type of coaching that can be used toaddress sensitive topics or subjects, or to deliver unfavorable feedback or criticism.

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    Engage Your Way to Better Employees and More Sales

    Mon,Jun 04,2012 @ 11:36 AM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    Engage Your Way to Better Employees and More Sales

    The role of today's employees and managers is changing before our eyes. This change stems from the revolution of engagement, both internally and externally. Connecting with organizations, entities, departments, clients and co-workers is no longer an added benefit, it is a demand. Markets and industries are incredibly competitive and when every..

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    How Coaching Helps Managers Too

    Fri,Jun 01,2012 @ 03:30 PM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    How Coaching Helps Managers Too

    Generally when you hear about or read about coaching employees there are a many great examples of how it is beneficial for the employee and how it will help him or her. But, what you don’t often hear about or read about is all of the really great benefits coaching has to offer to managers and leaders.

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    Why Coaching Works

    Fri,Jun 01,2012 @ 09:30 AM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    Why Coaching Works

    Take a moment to ask this question: As a manager, what do you think is your employee’s number one motivator to perform in the work place? … …. …..

    If you answered anything like 600 managers that participated in a recent survey, you may have listed: recognition, incentives, interpersonal support, or clear goals. Unfortunately, you also then share in their disappointment of..

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    Why Sales Management Does NOT Work

    Thu,May 31,2012 @ 02:15 PM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    Why Sales Management Does NOT Work

    Somewhere along the way managers and employees got off track. The truth is, both want the same things: to sell, sell, sell, to prospect new clients, to perform well, etc. It may be defined differently from company to company but in general, sales leaders want a high performing sales staff and employees want to thrive. Only one little thing stands in the..

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    4 Coaching tips to Build Selling Skills

    Wed,May 30,2012 @ 01:48 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    4 Coaching tips to Build Selling Skills

    ONE- First things First

    Know your products/services inside and out, this way you can listen intently to what your customer is saying rather than mentally running through products/services trying to remember details and specifics. 

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    Office Projects Made FUN...well, as fun as possible!

    Thu,May 24,2012 @ 09:10 AM | Posted by: Codie Lynn Thompson

    Office Projects Made FUN...well, as fun as possible!

    Every employee knows that not all office projects are prestigious, inspiring tasks that are exciting to be a part of. Sometimes they are just average, dare I say boring, projects that need to get done. When your need project needs to be assigned and no one is chopping at the bit to volunteer for it try this...pick group or pair employees..

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