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Your Sales Training Is Probably Lackluster. Here’s How to Fix It

Harvard Business

companies spend over $70 billion annually on training, and an average of $1,459 per salesperson — almost 20 percent more than they spend on workers in all other functions. Yet, when it comes to equipping sales teams with relevant knowledge and skills, the ROI of sales training is disappointing.

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The Training Phase in Management Consulting

Tom Spencer

The first step starts with training, the learning of technical skills, soft skills, and time management skills. In consulting, your training, adapting, and professional growth actually never stop. Training is important because your firm and clients are relying on you to deliver value efficiently and effectively.

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Team Interdependence for Higher Performance

LSA Global

If people believe that they no longer have a choice in how things are done or that counting on others would add too much risk to their ability to meet their individual performance expectations, they may resist teaming. This creates a sense of loss that must be managed during the transition.

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Don’t Wait Until After the Meeting to Start Your Action Items

Harvard Business

It wasn’t long after becoming a manager that I found I had landed on a seemingly endless treadmill of meetings. I was participating in so many that I barely had time to prep, let alone tackle the to-do lists I was taking away. The Seven Imperatives to Keeping Meetings on Track. You and Your Team Series.

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Why Your Productivity Hacks Don’t Hack It

Markovitz Consulting

All too often, that quest goes no further than time management training provided by the HR department. Managers meet 30 minutes after that, followed by directors, VPs, and finally the executive team. It also eliminates both countless status check emails and the need to cover that topic in meetings.

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Managing Your Time for Results

Rick Conlow

Managing your time, leads to managing your life. Real time management is self-management. Most of us, leaders included, spend most of their time on the urgent, or crises or problems. Schedule and invest more time on organizing, planning, thinking, tracking, communicating, training, and learning.

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How to Manage Managers

Harvard Business

When you’re managing managers, your responsibilities are two-fold: you need to make sure they’re producing good work (as with any employee) and that they’re effectively supporting their teams. Do you need to provide training? People are watching all the time,” says Finkelstein.