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Introducing the...

“Straight Talk on
Boosting Business Performance”
8-Week Teleseminar Series

Take a whirlwind tour of the Four Business Prosperity Keys and start using 12 essential performance-building strategies by participating in this dynamic 8-week program!

We'll cover the core principles and concepts, as well as provide practical, “how to” instruction using downloadable handouts and tools. This series of eight one-hour interview sessions is hosted by WealthTraining.com.

Please Note:
This Program Has Already Ended, But Please Check Back for Future Programs

These sessions have been recorded, transcribed, and will be packaged as a complete set of audio CDs, transcripts, and work sheets.

Here's What We Covered:

Session 1

Overview of the 8-Week Series

	Common symptoms of “business flu,” and the many problematic consequences of ignoring them
	Remedies that go beyond restoring your company's health to normal — you can use them to help your enterprise reach a far greater state of well-being — even if you're not the boss!
	Critical ingredients of a potent business-boosting formula, and how the core tools can revitalize productivity, profitability, and morale
	Introducing the Four Business Prosperity Keys and 12 Performance Opportunities

Session 2

Prosperity Key #1:
Meetings and Decision Making

Overview of typical challenges we face with holding or attending meetings (and how you can stop those time-wasting patterns!)

Introduction of two related performance opportunities

Practical applications - “How to” tips and instruction on:

- Managing Meetings Effectively
- Using Decision-Making Tools
- Guerrilla Meeting Techniques

Session 3

Prosperity Key #2:
Productivity and Effectiveness

Overview of what tends to make people and organizations effective (and how to get rid of your show-stopping obstacles to success!)

Introduction of three new performance opportunities

Practical applications - “How to” tips and instruction on:

- Uncovering “Burning Hassles”
- Eliminating “Burning Hassles”

Session 4

Prosperity Key #3:
Project and Risk Management
(Part 1)

Overview of what usually causes projects to succeed — or fail (and how to prevent those expensive project failures!)

Introduction of three new performance opportunities (discuss one in depth and defer the others to Part 2)

Practical applications - “How to” tips and instruction on:

- Identifying Potential Risks
- Assessing and Managing Risks

Session 5

Prosperity Key #3:
Project and Risk Management
(Part 2)

Review of Part 1 on risk assessment and management

Discussion of the two remaining performance opportunities

Practical applications - “How to” tips and instruction on:

- Capturing “Lessons Learned”
- Smoothly Rolling Out Projects

Session 6

Prosperity Key #4:
Product and Service Value (Part 1)

Overview of what helps products and services succeed — or fail (and how to turn customers into raving fans!)

Introduction of four new performance opportunities (discuss two in depth and defer the others to Part 2)

Practical applications - “How to” tips and instruction on:

- Researching Customer Needs
- Eliminating “Customer Hassles”

Session 7

Prosperity Key #4:
Product and Service Value (Part 2)

Review of Part 1 on removing “customer hassles”

Discussion of the two remaining performance opportunities

Practical applications - “How to” tips and instruction on:

- Conducting Functional Testing
- Increasing Customer Satisfaction

Session 8

Summary of the Four Prosperity Keys

Review of the Four Prosperity Keys and 12 Performance Opportunities

Address remaining questions and any loose ends

Next steps participants can take:

- Performance Opportunity Plan™
- Practice opportunities
- Off-line guidance

Who Should Attend?

This series is right for you if any below apply:

	You sense that your business or organization needs a “vitamin tonic” of some kind to reach peak performance and profitability
	You’re seeking a remedy for nagging symptoms, such as chronically ill meetings, project headaches, or comatose morale
	Your business or organization is doing well, and you just want to keep it that way
	You believe that any person can influence the good of the enterprise — not just managers, supervisors, or company officers
	You’re willing to be exposed to a few basic tools that can help you make a big difference

This series is probably NOT right for you if:

	You feel that a rigid, autocratic management style is ideal, or, conversely, that imposing any type of structure in your organization is bad
	You believe that personnel should be followers only, not thinkers or potential leaders in their own right
	You're utterly convinced that nothing can be done about your business conditions, or that you cannot possibly influence your situation
	You're not willing to exert a least a little effort toward learning and applying a few valuable tools

Please remember that I value your questions, ideas, and comments, so please write to me at any time to ask a question, contribute an idea, or make a suggestion.

I look forward to “seeing you” on the calls!

To your business prosperity,

Adele Sommers, Ph.D.
Business performance guide and award-winning author

Adele Sommers

Adele Sommers, Ph.D.

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