Responsible risk-taking is understanding your organization's risk policies and decision parameters. Apply characteristics of responsible risk-takers to become a more effective change agent. Understand that preparation steps for risk-taking create a safe environment for risk and reduce uncertainty. Learning Objectives Define responsible risk-taking, Employ a risk-taking assessment calculator, Implement preparation steps for risk-taking Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Anything that creates success should have a process built in to make it repeatable. Apply attributes of a successful system process to create repeatable success. Analyze your successful system process using a 'Success and Effect Diagram.' Learning Objectives Describe the attributes of repeatable success, Analyze a successful system process for repeat success Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand the pull and push energy that are two forms of interpersonal power. Questions gain their power from pull energy, directing others to move with you. Understand when and how to use open-ended and close-ended questions. We will show you how to help buyers make decisions by taking a storyline approach using STeR questions. Learning Objectives Explain the persuasive power of questions, Implement two essential questioning techniques, Describe the benefits of STÄR questions that steer conversations to win-win outcomes Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The benefits of networking are increased referrals, reciprocity, more resources, problem solving, increased visibility, more friends, and more fun. Discover how to expand your circle of influence and be seen and hear at networking events. We will show you how to use effective networking etiquette to start conversations and enter group discussions. Learning Objectives Explain the benefits of networking, Apply networking strategies to expand your circle of influence, Identify the criteria for high-return networking events, Describe networking etiquette Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Use the WRAP methodology to ask for referrals. This includes to wait until the right time, review the benefits, how to ask and pave the way. We will show you to deal with rejection by playing the odds. Learning Objectives Summarize the WRAP⢠technique to ask for referrals, Explain the best time to ask for referrals, Manage rejected requests Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
How do you make introductory calls fun and not make cold calls? We will show you how to have powerful openers by using a strong opening benefit offer. Discover how you can get voice messages returned by leaving a warmly confusing voice mail message. Befriend the gatekeeper as they will be an invaluable resource of information. Learning Objectives Explain how to turn cold calls into warm calls that generate interest, Describe how to open sales conversations with an opening benefit offer, Demonstrate how to increase voice mail return, Apply strategies for getting past gate keepers Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Knowledge of the competition to gain competence and confidence are interconnected to professional success. Understand how competitive company information, product information and representative's information can add insight and valuable data for you. Learning Objectives Explain how knowledge of industry competition increases your success, Identify competitive product information representatives need to know, Explain key ingredients of an effective Competitive Knowledge Management System Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Confirming a sale takes both nature-or common sense, and nurture-good technique. You will learn how to look for verbal and visual buying signals throughout. We will show you how getting to yes requires stacking building blocks of smaller yeses and how to always advance the sale to the next realistic step. Learning Objectives Explain the ABC's of getting to yes, Identify buying signals, Implement steps for getting to yes, Build a pyramid of yeses that lead to a confirmation Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Discover how ineffective habits limits success. We will show you the 'overreached referral' technique for reaching influencers. Understand how to find four types of decision-maker buying influencers. Understand the importance and how to always advance the sale to the next realistic stage. Learning Objectives Explain how ineffective habits limit success, Apply techniques to get your voice mail calls returned, Qualify prospects quickly with screen test questions, Utilize exit strategies to advance the sale Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand how to identify the symptoms of complacency that include feeling stuck, fear of change, boredom and if left unchecked and depression. All people experience complacency at different times, typically after a reaching a success. Implement strategies for overcoming complacency before it spreads. Learning Objectives Explain the dangers of team complacency, Apply eight ways to defeat complacency Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams