This course will ensure that you maximize your daily activities more effectively and take back control of your time. Understand the importance of setting a goal and why it is important to be proactive rather than reactive. Why is a mission statement important and what are the three elements of an effective mission statement? Prioritize your tasks more effectively according to the urgency and importance of the task at hand. Learning Objectives Schedule goals and activities, Find hidden sales time, Utilize the Sales Funnel for managing time, Apply the 80-20 Rule to allocate time Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
By understanding and handling customer objections correctly, these can most of the time be turned into a purchase. Understand how to identify every prospect's value-driver-the primary value that will ultimately drive the decision to move forward. We will show you five steps for handling objections and show you why you should never overlook often hidden value-drivers such as gaining praise or being popular. Learning Objectives Describe the role of hidden Value-Drivers in making a sale, Implement the do's and don'ts of handling objections, Apply five steps to handling concerns Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The way you react to stress determines its positive or negative effects on you. Good stress, called eustress, is any positive response to a stressor that produces optimal performance and well-being. Discover how to manage stress and how to spot bad stress. Realizing that you're in control of your life is the foundation of stress management. We will show you how to turn distress into success. Learning Objectives Summarize the positive and negative influences of stress, Describe the effects of long-term unresolved stress, Explain how to turn stress into an energy that motivates success Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Words can make or break or break a good first impression. Choose them carefully. Discover why it is important to use positive language, expressing what you can do, not what you can't. Understand how to be specific in your written and spoken communication and how to end your sentences appropriately. Be careful how you express yourself. You may not be preventing wars, but one word can save or lose a valued customer! Learning Objectives Explain the power of words used in business, Choose appropriate, more powerful word choices, Edit writing to use less words for more impact Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
There comes a time when good things (or bad) come to an end. You will understand why it is important to close a project and the contents of a final evaluation report. This last phase wraps up the details and allows you a sense of completion. The shutdown process can be complex and drawn out with lots of loose ends. We will help you to focus on the required steps required to close the project efficiently. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of project closure, Apply nine steps for closing a project, Organize the written report Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
This course will ensure that you maximize your daily activities more effectively and take back control of your time. Understand the importance of setting a goal and why it is important to be proactive rather than reactive. Why is a mission statement important and what are the three elements of an effective mission statement? Prioritize your tasks more effectively according to the urgency and importance of the task at hand. Learning Objectives Explain the difference between effectiveness and efficiency, Apply the three stages of managing time, Write result-driven mission statements, Set SMART goals, Prioritize tasks, urgency, and importance Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
There are both advantages and disadvantages to working in a team, but if formed with the right foundations in the forming stage, the team increases its chances of success. Teams often fail because of interpersonal 'people' conflict, not because of tasks completed. We will help you how to manage this conflict and why it is important to establish, publish, and refer to the ground rules at each meeting so that they become a habit. Learning Objectives Identify the advantages and disadvantages of teams versus groups, Explain the benefits of creating ground rules, Follow eight steps for setting high-performance team ground rules Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand the importance of a written team charter when a team is newly formed and how you set up the team's foundation for success. You will learn how to ensure everyone understands what needs to be done, measures for success, who is responsible for the work to be done, and what resources are available. Discover how to increase acceptance and buy-in and how you can get a dysfunctional team back on track. Learning Objectives Explain the consequences of a poor team start, Identify the four stages of building a team, Describe what's needed for success in the Forming Stage of team building Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
In each complex sale, there are four vital buying roles--anywhere from one to many may play one or more decision-making roles. Understand the role of each buyer and discover how to sell to all four buying influencers in order to build a solid strategic foundation. Understand the three points of entry to gain access to buying influencers. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of qualifying buying roles in complex sales, Describe four types of buying influencers, Identify the primary buying focus for each role, Summarize decision-making criteria for each buying role, Describe how to gain account entry in complex sales Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Peer coaching is a cost-effective way to provide quality employee development to high-potential and emerging leaders. Learn about the behaviours that will ensure you are a great peer coach. You will understand why questions play an important role for effective coaching and how to use the correct questioning sequence for an effective coaching session. Learn the behaviours and steps under your control for achieving the end goal. Learning Objectives Explain the benefits of peer coaching, Implement behaviors of effective peer coaches, Describe four partnering roles of peer coaches, Apply the GROW model for sequencing questions in a coaching session Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams