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Communicating to Executives Effectively - 123 9am PT 1 PDU Communication is one of the critical and visible components of a project. The timeliness, quality, and means of how information is decimated can dramatically affect the outcome of a project and the perceived effectiveness of the project manager by executive management. It is critical for a project manager to realize that there are different styles and techniques needed to successfully  more...

Preserving Precious Capital Attacking the SEVEN Most Significant Capital Wasters in Your Company Times are tough and capital preservation is at the top of every executivea ™s priority list. But specific techniques necessary to rapidly eliminate waste and reduce operating costs can be difficult to define and even more difficult to implement. If you manage ANY type of an organization, you have waste which steals precious capital from your enterprise. Now, more than ever, it is important  more...

A Better Method for Cross Training Production Personnel You are invited to attend the Manufacturing Executive Institutea ™s August 2009 3rd Thursday - Operations Improvement Series FREE webinar, A Better Method for Cross-Training Production Personnel. Companies that take cross training of production personnel seriously report as much as a 30% fewer direct labor employees than exact peer companies. They also report faster cycle times, higher  more...

Effective Writing for Sales Professionals Learn to Use Sales Writing for a Competitive Edge With the economy in strife, there are fewer sales opportunities in play. How do you make sure you are the one who wins the account? You need a competitive edge that will push you over the top and there is one at your fingertips. Sales people who master written sales communication get the account and the commission. Dr. Julie Miller, author of  more...

The Busy Professional's Guide to Social Networking Leverage this Power In Just Minutes A Day Social networking is hot, but you are still sitting on the sidelines. You hear about LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, blogging and perhaps, it's all so overwhelming with your plate already full with other initiatives. Getting involved with social networking can help you and your business grow without a huge time investment if you know how. Lynne  more...

Lead People, Not Companies Create a People-Centric Culture to Improve Your Bottom-Line Companies aren't led, people are! You know it s critical now more than ever to lead your company. But what many business leaders don t recognize is that you can t lead a company you lead people. Your employees are the ones who can bring about financial change in your organization. In other words, you need to stop paying lip service to  more...

How to Re-Energize Your Sales Team In Tough Times Learn How to Re-engage and Motivate Your Sales Organization Budget cuts, lost accounts, and staff reductions have left your sales organization fatigued. Once, they were so committed to your company and product that they oozed with passion. Those days are gone. You can see the lost, unfocused look on their faces and you don't know what it will take to get them back on track. You tried praise  more...

Get Hired! Secrets to Mastering the Job Interview Learn to Interview With Impact 'Why did he get the job when I'm better qualified?' Relying on credentials and accomplishments won't get you hired. In today's competitive job market, the winner of the job foot-race is the one who interviews best. It is the master interviewer that gets the job, not the expert pedigree. Karen Avery, founder and president of Next Generation Careers and award-winning  more...

Sharpen Your Communication Skills to Drive Revenue Help Prospects See the Value in Your Offering 'Our product is the best but no one is buying it!' It's easy to blame the economy for a product not selling. It's much harder to look in the mirror and question if the problem is how you communicate with prospects. True, the economy is in peril, but people are still buying. How do you differentiate yourself and your product with your prospective  more...

A Seat at the Table How Top Salespeople Connect and Drive Decisions at the Executive Level Are you a sales person who sells their wares or a business person who builds solutions? If you are tasked with calling into the executive suite, you best be the latter as the traditional seller will fail here. Executive-level selling requires a completely unique skill set, not only to get in the door, but to get the deal  more...

Create A Synergistic Executive Team to Drive Profits Leverage Your Leadership Team for Peak Performance Your executive leadership team holds the secret formula for business success in tough times. But is this critical team operating at its true potential? Probably not. From back-biting, to conflicting perspectives, to uncooperative attitudes, the executive leaders of your company may not be performing optimally and their success determines yours.  more...

Board of Directors Accountability Avoid Operational Catastrophes It's all over the news. Publicly traded, household named companies in the financial world out of business. As a business executive, you rely on your board of directors to reduce the risk to your company. Yet, many boards put their firm at risk of SEC action or even criminal investigation. How do you know if your board of directors is applying the appropriate level  more...

What Financial Planners Don t Tell Business Executives Leverage Prosperity Economics to Re-Establish Your Wealth The market has squeezed dollars out of your savings, delayed your retirement, and you feel your net worth shrinking. As a business executive, you know you need to do something, but you also know that when fear is high, intelligence is low. With a sea of conflicting information, you don't know what to do next and cannot afford a misstep. Do  more...

Got Business Challenges, Issues & Opportunities? Then Get Strategic Thinking & Planning Now The day-to-day hassles of running a business can be overwhelming. Before you know it, all your time is spent working in the business instead of working on the business. This is a common mistake that can be costing you and your business BIG TIME over the long haul. In this webinar, participants will discover the benefits of implementing strategic thinking and planning in the execution of their  more...

Put Your Strategic Plan Into Action Implementation Strategies that Get Results! Many companies have the right strategic plan, but still don t grow their business! If effective execution is a major challenge when the economy is booming imagine what it is now that a recession is here and resources are scarce. Having the best strategic plan in the world won t help you increase profitability and grow your business if it's not  more...

Managing Introverted Employees How to Identify and Motivate Introverts for Maximum Performance According to recent studies, an estimated 30% of the population is introverted. While some consider introverts to be an employer's Achilles heel, this personality type brings tremendous advantages to your business. As a manager, you need all of your employees to deliver peak performance in today's challenged economy. Discover how to  more...

Strategies to Find Your Next Job Fast! Learn How to Conduct A Successful Job Search Post a resume on a job board, respond to a few online job ads, call a couple of recruiters and still no job opportunity is in sight. The typical job search lacks a game plan, focus, and direction leading the search to take, what feels like, forever. With today's competitive job market, you can't afford to thrash about; you need a job search strategy.  more...

How to Handle Customers Who File for Bankruptcy What You Need to Know Before Working With A Claims Trader Another customer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the pain sets in that you will never see a penny of the outstanding receivables. Then, the call comes from a claims trader who offers you sixty cents on the dollar for the outstanding debt. It's as if a fairy has come to rescue you It's all too tempting, but there are legal risks when  more...

Create an Accountable Workforce to Grow Your Bottom-Line Lead Don t Manage Your Employees to Success Searching for answers to fix your bottom-line? Don t panic -- the answer is right under your nose. Your most valuable asset your employees -- can come to the rescue. You can grow your bottom-line despite the economic woes if you build an accountable workplace. Leadership expert, Joel H. Head, former Partner with Ernst Young, LLC and Principal with  more...

Secrets to Successfully Cold Calling Executives Most sales professionals start the pursuit of new accounts by cold calling lower-level or middle-management contacts because it fits your comfort level. Cold call success is not about comfort, it's about being effective. By immediately reaching the executive-level decision maker, you can reduce the sales cycle and be better positioned to win the account. If you want impressive results from your  more...

Drive Growth Despite the Recession Create the right strategic plan for your company Professional sports coaches don t send teams on the playing field without a game-plan they ll get crushed. Even when games are broadcasted, viewers see coaches and managers constantly reviewing strategies and updating plays to leverage strengths, eliminate weaknesses, and identify the gaps to win. Similarly, businesses without the right strategic  more...

Software Development for Business Executives What You Need to Know to Guarantee Project Success 'Why do our IT projects keep running over budget?' With your bottom-line being squeezed by the economy, you can t afford to have your software development projects run over budget, miss delivery dates, or fail altogether. The good news is that you can avoid these deadly pitfalls if you know what questions to ask and when. Gary Gack, 40-year  more...

Fearless Cold Calling Overcome Your Fear of Cold Calling to Drive Sales Many sales professionals thrive selling face-to-face, but freeze at the thought of cold calling. There are many reasons why they avoid cold calling, but the number one reason is fear of rejection and failure. This fear causes an epidemic of sales paralysis that results in lost sales opportunities, missed quotas, and lower income. Leslie Buterin,  more...

The Cold Calling System That Works! Reach the Top-Level Decision Makers to Skyrocket Sales! Sales professionals find cold calling painful. But if they don't do it and do it well they have no sales. Prospecting is a slow, uncomfortable process as you strive to reach the top decision maker. If you can't 'Reach The Top Dog,' you can't generate sales and your income is at risk! Leslie Buterin, author of 'Secrets to Scheduling the  more...

Send Me Something in Writing! Dead-End or Opportunity? You made it to the gatekeeper talked to the executive and now they asked for 'something in writing.' It sounds like the classic brush off so you stuff the company brochure in the mail. It won t go anywhere or will it? Leslie Buterin, author of 'Secrets to Scheduling the Executive Level Sales Call,' and founder of 'Reach the Top Dog' methodology, revolutionized the  more...

Leadership Strategies for Turbulent Times What every business leader needs to know to succeed today and tomorrow... 'Business was great no matter what we did and then one day it all came to a screeching halt.' Now you re in survival mode trying to stay in business and avoid a total collapse. The strategy that made your business successful won't be the strategy that gets it out of peril. The effects of the current economic downturn create  more...

Stop Stifling the Growth of Your Company! Learn how to remove the blinders that limit potential As a business owner and entrepreneur, are you focused on the big picture of where your company needs to go or do you only see a tiny microcosm and fight for crumbs? The Achilles' heel of many executives is that they have a vivid image of the little picture, but pay little attention to the big vision. They lead companies that have little  more...

Five Magic Questions From the days of Socrates the ability to 'Lead others through the power of questions' has set those with the skill apart from the rest. Yes we all ask questions, the real question is how effective are these questions! You will gain the following insight into this powerful, yet rarely used skill set. Understanding why questioning is so powerful a communication tool. Understanding the Five Levels  more...

Driving Business Development Using Modern Principles of Productivity Get More Business By Getting More Done Business development is simple build relationships and secure clients/customers. But getting it done is hard. To develop business, you must consistently repeat a series of small steps, but executives and professionals often fail to do this because they lack a simple, easy-to-use method for getting it done. The result is missed opportunities to grow and  more...

Driving Business Development Using Modern Principles of Productivity Get More Business By Getting More Done Business development is simple build relationships and secure clients/customers. But getting it done is hard. To develop business, you must consistently repeat a series of small steps, but executives and professionals often fail to do this because they lack a simple, easy-to-use method for getting it done. The result is missed opportunities to grow and  more...

What Financial Planners Don t Tell Business Executives Leverage Prosperity Economics to Re-Establish Your Wealth The market has squeezed dollars out of your savings, delayed your retirement, and you feel your net worth shrinking. As a business executive, you know you need to do something, but you also know that when fear is high, intelligence is low. With a sea of conflicting information, you don't know what to do next and cannot afford a misstep. Do  more...

Strategies to Find Your Next Job Fast! Learn How to Conduct A Successful Job Search Post a resume on a job board, respond to a few online job ads, call a couple of recruiters and still no job opportunity is in sight. The typical job search lacks a game plan, focus, and direction leading the search to take, what feels like, forever. With today's competitive job market, you can't afford to thrash about; you need a job search strategy.  more...

How to Handle Customers Who File for Bankruptcy What You Need to Know Before Working With A Claims Trader Another customer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the pain sets in that you will never see a penny of the outstanding receivables. Then, the call comes from a claims trader who offers you sixty cents on the dollar for the outstanding debt. It's as if a fairy has come to rescue you It's all too tempting, but there are legal risks when  more...

A Seat at the Table How Top Salespeople Connect and Drive Decisions at the Executive Level Are you a sales person who sells their wares or a business person who builds solutions? If you are tasked with calling into the executive suite, you best be the latter as the traditional seller will fail here. Executive-level selling requires a completely unique skill set, not only to get in the door, but to get the deal  more...

What Financial Planners Don t Tell Business Executives Leverage Prosperity Economics to Re-Establish Your Wealth The market has squeezed dollars out of your savings, delayed your retirement, and you feel your net worth shrinking. As a business executive, you know you need to do something, but you also know that when fear is high, intelligence is low. With a sea of conflicting information, you don't know what to do next and cannot afford a misstep. Do  more...

Master the Proposal Phase of the Sales Process Secrets to improving your closing rate Pin the tail on the donkey is a kid s game, not a sales game! With the limited information that most sales people have when drafting a proposal, they may as well be blindfolded! The proposal is one of the most abused sales tools, but it is the critical tool that leads to a prospect becoming a revenue-generating client. Sales people who cannot identify the  more...