1. Practical experience. We are experienced professionals in our respective areas of expertise, not just facilitators presenting concepts developed somewhere else by someone else.
We have all “walked the talk” in our professional lives, so we know what it’s like in the field, dealing with difficult customers, selling “not quite perfect products”, in tough economic times. And we have learned the hard way that unless training is followed up with regular support sessions and individual coaching, it will not deliver the expected results. People learn to acquire and effectively use new skills in different ways and at different rates, so this understanding has been factored into our approach.
2. Our affiliated partners offer programs which complement what we offer.
a. Global Partners Inc www.globalpartnersinc.com is an international consulting and management development firm based in Boston. With more than 18 years of experience, GPI has helped global companies grow their businesses worldwide. Their highly customized programs in Selling Skills, Global Account Management, Business Acumen and Customer Focus are designed to have maximum impact on their client’s revenue and market share growth and to create lasting change. Their clients include industry leaders in pharmaceuticals, energy, high technology, health care and consumer and industrial products.
b. Youtopie www.youtopie.com is a France based training company, with associates in Europe and Asia, and represented exclusively by Strategic Sales Skills in the US. Their programs are highly “people focused” and extremely motivational, and their philosophy is unique: to inspire people to discover their hidden capabilities and talents, and to learn through practice to apply them in order to grow from good to great. They offer a broad range of performance improvement programs including Team Leadership, Coaching, Persuasive Presentation Skills, Achieving Impact through communication, and Managing Team Conflict. Their clients include leading companies in banking and finance, energy and high technology, biotechnology and life sciences.
c. Mickey Farrance http://www.mickeyfarrance.com/ is an American trainer based in France who works with Youtopie in both Europe and North America to deliver high-quality workshops and training programs in English. Her international experience in biotechnology, telecommunications, and aerospace engineering brings a unique technical insight to “business” communications training.
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