Time Is a HOT Commodity

 Frantic Managers When a coaching program is introduced into an organization one common misperception always rears its ugly head: "coaching will take up too much of my valuable time!" Most managers new to coaching view it as a “feel-good” activity that will take up hours of their time meeting with each individual employee every week. In reality, there are many time..

Short and Sweet Training

Nobody wants to sit through training sessions and listen to someone dragging out a lesson. They want the session to be short and engaging. While coaching should be continuous, the actual training sessions should be given in short bursts. Research shows that adults learn best independently and when the material comes in quick segments that do not take up much of their..

4 Sales Training Techniques to Give You a Competitive Edge

With millions of companies out there, how do you make yours stand out? You need to have a competitive edge. Sure, you can have flashy promotions and expensive advertisements to draw customers, but it is going to be your employees that make or break a sale.                                          Sales without Customer                                    Service is like stuffing money                                       into a pocket full of holes...

Sustainable Training in 3 Easy Steps

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

How to Create A Coaching Plan

An important element of employee coaching is planning. After an initial employee assessment has been completed it is vital that a coaching plan be created. The coaching plan can contain any combination of the 5 types of coaching depending on the area of improvement as well as depth of improvement. Below is a sample-coaching plan created for an employee that needs to..

The Tell-Tail Signs Your Training Is A Success

Training: intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period. Training is a tool that is typically associated with improvement, and it has a variety of uses in the business world. Companies use it to make sure their employees know the features, advantages and benefits of the product they are selling. They can employ sales..

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.

Lessons Sustainable For Easy Training Reinforcement 

Here is another easy and inexpensive training reinforcement method that we use for our clients. Remember there are many reasons training reinforcement programs are important, including increased returns on investment, increased retention of knowledge, increased sales from better-trained teams, etc. 

6 Ways To Boost The Effectiveness Of Training

Training our staff can be expensinve, and time consuming.  Protect your investment by reinforcing the training.  Below are 6 easy ways to provide training reinforcment for your staff.