How to keep developing your key talent even when budgets are slashed
Stellar employees highly value enhancing their skills. Studies show that professional development is a key factor in attracting and retaining top talent. So what do you do if your professional development budget 
is slashed? You get creative. And we’ll help.
We’ve found a trend among out clients that most want to have regular learning experiences but also want staff to be away from their jobs for shorter time frames. Also they don’t like having to spend money on travel, even if the seminar or conference is relatively local.
Enter a development tool that many have yet to try — teleseminars! These are seminars over the phone. Teleseminars are the most cost- and time-effective way to provide professional development. In about an hour you can learn new ideas and create a development plan to increase your productivity and effectiveness.
These are different than webinars because you don’t have to be near your computer, just any phone. Enjoy learning from your desk or while away from your desk through the ease of a teleseminar. You can take our teleseminars at work, at home, in an airport, hotel room — wherever you and your phone are. They have the same audio components as a webinar but without the tech problems many webinars entail. Attendees still receive visuals in advance — PowerPoint slides and/or handouts — just print them and take them wherever you’ll be for the call.
And talk about time and cost effective — in under an hour, a teleseminar can focus on a key topic and even include lots of participant interaction. So the learner isn’t just listening to a lecture — they are sharing their experiences and deepening their thinking and understanding on a topic. They hear what others have to say about the topic that will help expand their perspective and options. And they walk away with an action plan to implement the ideas at work.
All this for a fraction of what it costs for in-person registration fees, travel expenses and lost productivity.
Come attend one of our monthly teleseminars. I’ve been conducting teleseminars for 15 years and have been called “one of the best teleseminar instructors in the world.” (Thanks mom!)
This 50- to 60-minute call will help customer service providers receive insights into their behaviors, but they will provide an action plan to integrate new skills.
We’re offering a special to entice you to experience our January 21 session — 50% off for the first 5 registrants.
While these programs are designed for front-line customer service providers, managers are welcome to attend.
January 21 teleseminar: “Assessing Your Customer Service Skills and Attitudes”
February 18 teleseminar: “How To Not Take Others’ Comments Personally”
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Grow Your Key Talent 
August 25, 2010 at 6:23 am
Thank you for the insights. It’s valuable to support our employees especially in a difficult economy and it doesn’t have to cost a lot. I’ve found it helpful to provide opportunities for employees to be more independent and pursue their talents and abilities to feel more fulfilled on the job. It doesn’t cost any money to praise our employees or listen to them. It also helps to remember that when we invest in our employees through training we invest in the future well-being of our company.