Discover the four reasons you should have a meeting and how you decide who should attend. Without the correct attendees you are wasting your time and theirs. Understand how to run an effective meeting and why it is important to balance structure with content and interaction. Apply our do's and don'ts and implement time-saving tips to run productive meetings in half the time. Learning Objectives Apply the four reasons for holding a meeting, Identify who should attend, Prepare an effective agenda, Implement time-saving tips for getting results in half the time Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Warm calls are contacts made to a prospect with whom you have a relationship connection either through your own networking or a third party. Understand the referral truths and why it is important for you. Discover how to apply a warm call prospecting strategy to sell more in less time and why the key to this is consistency. Learning Objectives Define referrals, Summarize three referral truths, Describe 11 warm call referral strategies for selling more in less time Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The Confirm-It Funnel helps control sales activities, forecast, motivate, organize sales time, and insure consistency of sales results over time. Discover the four major steps in every sale and how to be in control of these steps. You will learn how to account for varying degrees of potential and assign a weight according to one single criteria. Understand how to use the funnel to detail specific steps of activities along the way. Learning Objectives Explain the benefits of using the Confirm-It Funnel for organizing leads, Forecast sales results, Determine a lead's value and priority by assigning "weights", Identify next steps for advancing the sale, Eliminate the feast or famine "roller coaster" effect of unpredictable sales Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Productive and impactful meetings through proficient communication techniques is something we all want to improve. This involves mastering skills such as clear articulation, active listening, and concise summarization to ensure effective exchange of ideas and information among participants. By emphasizing techniques like agenda setting, time management, and fostering a collaborative atmosphere, the goal is to enhance meeting efficiency, maximize productivity, and strengthen team cohesion through effective communication practices. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Discover the five steps to running meetings that are more efficient, more constructive, and more engaging for you and your team Develop an effective agenda that will give your team clarity, focus, and alignment Understand the conditions and steps involved in cultivating consensus as well as four strategies for reaching consensus faster. Reasons why conflicts arise and six strategies for resolving them Target Audience Young Professionals
24 hours sometimes simply doesn't seem like enough time. Learn how to identify 'hidden time' in your day, which will mean extraordinary things for you in terms of completing your deadlines and reaching your goals. You will learn how to make the most of your 'down time' by for instance, creating a game out of time saving. We don't believe in all work and no play, and therefore provide you with the tools to have fun while effectively managing and creating your time, virtually effort free. Learning Objectives Find hidden time, Summarize how to make the most of downtime Describe how to make the most of saving time, Create blocks of time to get more done Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Personal leadership means taking ownership of your work, being in charge of your decisions, actions, and results without constant intervention from your manager. We will show you how to ask questions to find leadership opportunities and how to ensure you align with the organizational mission, goal and values. Discover the four stages of personal leadership and how you can implement these to reach your desired goals. Learning Objectives Identify opportunities to lead, Implement the four stages of personal leadership, Summarize strategies for getting "unstuck" Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Peak job performance and maintaining a positive attitude starts with having a suitable service disposition and strong interpersonal skills. Maintaining a positive attitude takes work-focusing on what's right, looking for solutions to problems instead of complaining, and having a positive 'expectancy' that things will improve. Discover how to stay involved and healthy coping mechanisms that help keep us physically and mentally healthy. Discover why Integrity and honesty are the foundations of trust, the root of service. Apply strategies for cultivating exceptional customer service character every day. Learning Objectives Describe suitability requirements for being an effective service provider, Explain the personal benefits of maintaining a positive attitude, Apply 17 tools for maintaining a positive, professional attitude Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The biggest reason for lack of team motivation are psychological (work satisfaction) and performance obstacles. Take steps to remove or reduce those obstacles within your control or influence. Understand how you can be responsible for creating the workplace in which you want to be-an individual's motivated attitude is contagious. Learning Objectives Apply six steps for removing work satisfaction obstacles, Implement nine ways to keep team members motivated Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand what is the difference between and employees' rights and responsibilities. Discover what is your circle of ethical influence and what responsibilities you need to demonstrate. We will unpack the various types of ethical responsibilities and why they are important. Learning Objectives Explain three employee rights, Describe your ethical 'Circle of Influence', Recognize your employee ethical responsibilities Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Fallacies are incorrect conclusions drawn from incorrect reasoning in an argument. One problem with deception is that the perpetrators often don't know they're doing it. They believe what they're saying. Discover how to identify the traits of sloppy thinking and the impact it will have. We will give you guidelines to move sloppy thinking to elegant thinking where they will help you reach your goal. Learning Objectives Explain influencers battling for control of your mind, Avoid emotional and irrational fallacies, Describe the traits and costs of the undisciplined mind, Apply behaviors a fair-minded, disciplined critical thinker Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams