| From a recent analysis
we learned that over 80% of all the work we do each year is
with repeat customers. Although this impressive figure is not
a complete shock, it validates what we have believed in for
the last eleven years. If you know how to identify the real
performance problem and how to solve it, and you do what is
in clients' best interest, they will keep coming back. Here
are a few more reasons why you can count on a profitable relationship
with us.
Strong Analysis Ability:
Did you know that most training requests are made for issues
that cannot be solved by training? It's true. Most people
think, "fix it with training," when they are really
dealing with performance problems like motivation, lack of
proper staffing, poor technology, lack of job aids, lack of
accountability or process problems. We will be up front when
we work with you. If our training can make the difference,
we will explain why. If our training can't solve your performance
problems, we will tell you that and make suggestions on how
to make those improvements, usually without any training at
all.
Excellent Instructional Design
Background:
We know how to develop training that gets results. There is
a simple method for effectively developing training (once
you know for sure that you even have a training need). Unfortunately,
most trainers and developers don't use it or know about it.
We start by identifying best practices in the real workplace.
Through observations, analysis, interviews and research we
identify the best way to handle each step in a process (e.g.
handling caller objections). From there we create the role
play exercises that require participants to demonstrate these
best practices (processes). Finally we build the training
(instruction) that shows them how to perform each skill. When
they demonstrate, through role plays, they will be doing exactly
what they should be doing on the phones when they return to
the call center floor.
What is the other, less successful
method of developing training?
The most common way to do it is to ask a bunch of trainers
to sit in a room and "brainstorm" what the training
topics ought to be. From there they organize the topics into
sections, prioritize the sections and write the instruction.
The role play exercises (if any) are created at the end. This
design method gives you lots of "nice-to-know" training
content, not "need-to-know."
Great Tools for Your Trainers:
Take a look at the Own Telephone
Sales Mastery Page and discover just how easy we make
it for your trainers to learn to train our courses. From thorough
instructor manuals to great media and an excellent four-day
instructor certification, we help your trainers hit the ground
running.
Flexibility:
This may be our clients' top reason why they like working
with us. When a client has a better way, or a great idea,
or a suggestion, we always try to incorporate it and modify
the way that we roll out the training. This results in happy
customers that contribute to our content. It also results
in our training staying up-to-date and cutting edge.
The Right Experience:
The people of the Florida Corporate Training Center have successful
sales backgrounds, not just training backgrounds. Our president,
Mark "Mo" Bellio, achieved President's Club (top
5% of company in sales results) five straight years when selling
at Sprint. He culminated this effort by achieving number one
in the company, against 1200 other account managers for the
year at over 800% of sales quota. We know selling and we're
good at it. Your future trainees can rely on our methods because
we've employed them ourselves to become top sales people.
Appreciation For The Call Center
Culture:
We love call centers and we know how difficult it can be to
work in one. We know that most people on the call center floor
are overworked and some are underpaid. (What's that old quote?
"The toughest year I ever spent was a week in the call
center." Or is it, "The toughest winter I ever spent
was a summer in San Francisco." It is one of those.)
Although we have had great results, we are well aware that
you can't just take a face-to-face sales course and make a
few changes. Call centers need tools that were designed for
call centers, in call centers, and have been proven to work
in a variety of call centers.
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