Tom Spencer

JANUARY 14, 2017

Three significant aspects in the life of a management consultant: travel, training and mentorship. Consultants are the primary asset of a consulting firm, and top consulting firms invest a considerable amount on formal training and development programs. When it comes to travel, different consulting firms have different policies.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Corporate Training Impact Why would any organization invest in professional development unless it believed that their training investment would pay off for their people and the business? And yet far too many businesses invest in corporate training without meaningful or agreed-upon success metrics.

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LSA Global

JULY 28, 2022

Leadership Development Matters McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board surveyed more than 500 executives to learn their top human capital priorities. Leadership development ranked among the top three and almost half of all business leaders listed developing effective leaders as their top concern. Where’s the disconnect?

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LSA Global

MARCH 10, 2020

Learning and Development Mistakes. Corporate Learning and Development has come a long way but still has far to go. And despite spending almost $360 billion (yes, with a “b”) globally on corporate training, most learning and development functions struggle to change on-the-job behavior and performance. Too Content-Rich.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Leadership and Management Development Matters According to recent research by McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board, more than 500 executives ranked leadership development among the top three human capital priorities, and two thirds of leaders rated developing effective leaders as their top concern.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? Download the resource you need to start your consulting or coaching business and refine your message: [link].

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LSA Global

JANUARY 23, 2021

There are several effective options to develop new managers. 85% of new people supervisors receive no training prior to switching into the role of manager. With no new manager training in what it means to manage a team, new people supervisors often flounder, and the team lacks the effective leader they need to deliver on team goals.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 20, 2021

Extraordinary Times Require Extraordinary Leaders Too many organizations leave their leadership development programs up to luck and chance. If you want your senior leaders to perform at their peak, you need to be intentional and purposeful in the way you invest in their development. This does not surprise us. But how to proceed?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Today, I am talking to Vern Schellenger, president of the premier networking training and coaching company Contacts Count. The 8 competencies developed by Contacts Count contain skills, behaviors, tools, and strategies you can learn to make networking an Art not an Accident. If so, don't worry; you are not alone!

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LSA Global

JUNE 16, 2020

It is Not Easy to Design Corporate Training that Works. In the 1970s, the ADDIE model for instructional development was the standard. The acronym stood and advocated for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation in that order. Sometimes, he generates several ideas for experiential training activities.

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LSA Global

JUNE 29, 2017

We get asked by many learning and talent leaders about How to Build a Better Training Assessment. Getting training assessments right is an important topic because most training assessments are not only statistically invalid, but they are often implemented in a way that inhibits trust, decreases relevance, and wastes time.

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LSA Global

JULY 17, 2020

Meaningful Sales Training Outcomes Require Meaningful Steps. If you are looking for real behavior change from your sales force (and you should), you need to change your view of sales training from a one-time event to an ongoing change process. Challenge for Sales Training – Live and Remote. How B2B Selling Has Changed.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 13, 2020

Corporate Training May Not Be the Answer. Far too many managers, all with good intentions regarding corporate training effectiveness, leap to the conclusion that corporate training will be the answer to their employees’ performance or behavioral problems. Where is the Corporate Training Disconnect?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 1, 2019

All-in-all, well over 1,000 individual nonprofit professionals have gone through my grant proposal writing trainings, and have been very satisfied with the results. All of the lessons have downloads, including the slides, worksheets, and other resources. Over the last month or so, I've updated the materials again.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 6, 2023

He had four jobs over seven years at Disney, including parking event sales, selling the Braves spring training, handling international wholesale, and being the Sales Director for the Disney Institute. He started by hiring an instructional designer and investing in developing content. This statement caused an uproar with his superior!

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 6, 2023

He had four jobs over seven years at Disney, including parking event sales, selling the Braves spring training, handling international wholesale, and being the Sales Director for the Disney Institute. He started by hiring an instructional designer and investing in developing content. This statement caused an uproar with his superior!

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 9, 2020

While there are many proven tips to develop top talent, it seems that talent management often becomes too complicated. Simply put, the purpose of talent management is to attract, develop, engage, and retain the top talent that leads to individual, team, and organizational success. 5 Insider Tips to Develop Top Talent.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Chris sheds light on our collective discomfort with uncertainty and how coaching and consulting can train us to build resilience during such tricky times. From Loma Linda University in marriage & family therapy, where his concentration was in organizational development and systems consulting. His formal education includes a Ph.D.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 19, 2021

Frustrated by Disappointing Sales Training Results? If you are frustrated by the results of your business sales training investment, you are not alone. Despite investing an average of almost $1,500 per salesperson, our research shows: 80% of the information from sales training is lost within three months.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 7, 2022

When you’re responsible for training or presenting information, it can be tempting to wing the presentation, mainly if you are working on a familiar topic. The most effective training is conducted when the instructional design is incorporated. Simply put, instructional design is a strategy or framework to deliver training content.

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LSA Global

MAY 30, 2018

Training Does Not Always Makes Sense. Does training make sense” is an important question to ask. Let’s use sexual harassment training as an example to highlight Training Events versus Learning Solutions. Sexual Harassment Training. While training can be a vital component, it is not enough. The Bottom Line.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Developing Your Top Talent Matters. A relevant employee development game plan is the foundation for building and retaining the talent to execute your strategy. It requires a structured learning and development strategy to deliver, track and manage the training your workforce needs. Employee Retention. Compliance.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

As an organization development consultant, I played a key role in aligning the senior executive team around how service was delivered on the front lines, what needed to happen to establish Disney's Animal Kingdom as a must-see park, and how the creative and operational teams partnered together. That also tells you what isn't for you.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 27, 2018

Do You Need to Improve New Manager Training? It is not easy to find an organization that does not want to improve new manager training. Why are so many leaders disappointed in the impact of their new manager training? Spending on Management Development Remains High. Four Steps to Improve New Manager Training.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Why is now the time to get serious about your business development? Discover how to start your business right.the first time when you download the “Strategic Business Build Guide.” ” Get my Free Value Proposition Creation Video Training! What will this business do for your career and your life?

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LSA Global

MAY 21, 2018

Product Training Versus Sales Training – Which Matters Most? Many of our clients who are moving from selling products to selling more complex solutions struggle with the concept of product training versus sales training. If you really want your sales team to up their game, what kind of training is most effective?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The 8 competencies developed by Contacts Count contain skills, behaviors, tools, and strategies you can learn to make networking an Art not an Accident. He is a passionate advocate for training and coaching individuals and teams to become more effective when they are networking and building relationships.

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LSA Global

JUNE 29, 2017

We get asked by many learning and talent leaders about How to Build a Better Training Assessment. Getting training assessments right is an important topic because most training assessments are not only statistically invalid, but they are often implemented in a way that inhibits trust, decreases relevance, and wastes time.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 5, 2020

All 20 leaders said gave it an "A" and many shared effusively that they had gotten more out this experience than any other leadership development program that they had been a part of. Discover how to start your business right.the first time when you download the “Strategic Business Build Guide.” as little as 90 days.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

We know it’s partly because salespeople are promoted into management positions without adequate sales management training or experience to handle the top pressures faced by sales managers. Why is this? A typical sales leader manages 8 to 10 sales reps and each member has their own personality, strengths, and weaknesses.

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LSA Global

JUNE 28, 2017

Do Employees Really Value Training as Much as a Raise? According to a recent study of nearly 5,000 workers in Spain by Santiago Budría of the University of Madeira, company-provided training has the same effect on job satisfaction as a 17.7% If training, by itself, can boost job satisfaction as much as a 17.7% Could it be true?

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Your first task if you want to develop meaningful client relationships is to demonstrate that their passions and priorities are also yours. Discover how to start your business right.the first time when you download the “Strategic Business Build Guide.” ” Get my Free Value Proposition Creation Video Training!

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LSA Global

MAY 10, 2021

In a recent McKinsey survey, almost 70% of respondents said that developing the skills of their current staff was the most important method of building talent – even more than hiring. You will know that you are on the right path when all key stakeholders agree about how and where should you invest in developing people.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Sales Training Design Best Practices Matter. Sales training design best practices matter a great deal. Why go through the expense, effort, and time to provide business sales training for your sales force if it is does not improve sales performance? Follow the sales training design best practices below to make the training count.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

Download Episode Transcript. People Strategy : What competencies are required; how individuals are recruited, selected, trained, recognized, compensated and rewarded; and how performance is measured, tracked and monitored. I have two children. When they were small, they used to go to daycare. budgeting, order fulfillment, etc.).

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LSA Global

AUGUST 28, 2019

Sales Training without Reinforcement Should Be Unacceptable. Based upon over 800 sales training measurement projects, we know that sales training by itself – even if it is highly customized – only changes the on-the-job behavior and performance of 1-in-5 sales reps. Sales training reinforcement. The difference maker?

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