Discover the four stages of self-management. Discover the seven categories of competency that includes product and service knowledge, procedures, features and benefits, unique language, technical, organizational, and uniqueness. You will understand why it is important to invest the time in developing strong foundations in self-management skills whether you're a beginner or pro. Learning Objectives Describe the two 'faces' of professional development, Apply the four stages of self-management, Explain collaborative web-based learning, Summarize the seven categories of professional competencies Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Use the three steps and tips for creative problem-solving to define the problem-often the most challenging stage in the process. Use techniques such as brainstorming, COPPER, the 5 Whys, Cause and Effect Fishbone, and SWOT Analysis. If you have a more complex problem, use the four step formal process to assist you. Learning Objectives Describe the biggest challenge in problem solving, Apply steps for Creative Problem-Solving brainstorming in a team, Implement a four-stage process for creative problem-solving 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
Job burnout is triggered by many causes such as feeling helpless and lack of job meaning. Understand the symptoms of job burnout and ways to prevent or eliminate job burnout. Use the relaxation response to revitalize the mind, body, and spirit from neural overload. Learning Objectives Describe the symptoms and causes of job burnout, Apply 14 ways to prevent or eliminate job burnout, Explain how to use the relaxation response for stress reductions, Implement ways to support your immunity and well-being Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Implement the very effective color-code system to work your leads, ranging from red 'A' leads to blue 'D' leads. We will show you how to use marketing mutilation to personalize your correspondence. Discover how you can stay top-of-mind developing long-term leads. Learning Objectives Strategically organize leads into different classifications to convert them into a sale, Manage and work leads by degrees of buying readiness using a color-code system, Advance prospect buying readiness from uninterested to a confirmed buyer Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Often larger sales introduce innovative solutions, making its diffusion challenging and slow to accept. Understand the four elements of diffusion and the three dimensions of consequences. Discover three objectives for resolving concerns that will assist you and the four rules for resolving negative consequence issues. Learning Objectives Explain the difference between resolving concerns in small versus large sales, Reduce decision-making time, Explain how consequences and risk affect sales results, Explain consequence Red Flag Factors, Apply four rules for resolving major account concerns Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
There are two levels of rapport: transactional and relational. Discover the three skills for building instant rapport and the goal of transactional rapport. Discover the technique to turn small talk into SMART talk and increase the emotional connection. Understand how to maintain good relations for long term business. Learning Objectives Discover two levels of rapport, Apply three skills for building instant rapport when time is short, Utilize five tips for working with names, Explain how to turn small talk into SMART Talk Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Conflict is when two or more parties, with perceived incompatible goals, undermine each other's wants or needs. Establish the root cause of the conflict and understand how to apply the five conflict management strategies. Understand the pro's and cons of avoidance, competing and collaboration. We will guide you how to resolve conflict and how to find effective resolutions to difficult conversations. Learning Objectives Explain the root cause of all conflict, Apply five conflict management strategies, Implement steps to manage or resolve conflict, Apply effective steps for conducting difficult conversations Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Humans does not react well to change. We will look at the dynamics of human nature and change with a climate for cooperation. How do you get people out of their comfort zones but without pushing them too far? Understand how to communicate in each stage of the change transition journey to get buy-in. Learning Objectives Summarize the dynamics of human nature and change, Explain four ways people leave their comfort zones, Gain cooperation and buy-in from others, Communicate effectively in each of the change transition stages Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The single greatest motivator at work is recognition for a job well done. We will show you the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. Discover the benefits of employee recognition and ways to establish a peer-to-peer recognition culture. Rewards are generally a tangible prize and can help motivate the team to achieve your goals. Learning Objectives Describe the single greatest work motivator for high-performance, Identify the difference between rewards and recognition, Create a peer-to-peer recognition culture, Apply guidelines for rewards and recognition Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams