Strategy

"Here's a radically simple idea— take control of your business— create a real and effective dominant competitive growth strategy!" More »

People

"You can explain away a lot of poor results, but you can never explain losing great people or hiring the wrong ones!" More »

Execution

"If you think training your people and having them leave is expensive, try NOT training them and having them stay!" More »

Strategy, People and Execution are the 3 Force Multipliers of business growth.  If you are not growing at least 15% per year minimum, there is absolute certainty that you either have a Weak Strategy, Wrong People or Wimpy Execution!  Strategy is about the length of time it takes to accomplish your goals; People are always about the amount of stress you are feeling; and Execution is always related to money issues.  Time, Stress and Money - those are the emotions you'll feel if Strategy, People or Exeution are not working correctly.   Is that consistent with your experience?
 

Today, organizations are faced with multiple challenges, from both external and internal sources. Competition is fierce. Change is constant. And the pace of business is ever-quickening. Your executive leaders and sales staff must meet the demands of higher expectations and increased performance.

So where do you start? How do you begin?

The first step is to call 901-766-4560 or e-mail us(kedmundson [at] northstarinstitute [dot] com). We will walk you through a comprehensive discovery process to learn if your organization could benefit from working with us. Based on what you tell us, we will recommend a structured course of action. For more specific information on business Strategy, People or Exectution, click on the following links:

Assessments

Sales Development

Learning and Knowledge for Leaders and Managers

Hiring

Performance Coaching

Strategy

Seminars

Whether your goal is to reduce turnover, retain high-performing employees, improve relationships, impact closing ratios, increase sales revenue, create a competitive strategy and vision or receive specialized leadership coaching, the Edmundson Northstar Companies will help.

We realize that organizations are made up of individuals whose strengths and weaknesses vary - our programs will address both group and individual needs. We can build the highest caliber customer in-house program for groups, while at the same time prescribing specific solutions for individuals through our comprehensive menu of courses at our training center.

Regardless of the action we mutually choose, our programs are centered around three critical concepts: attitude, behavior, and technique.

  • Attitude drives performance. People will always perform in a manner that is consistent with how they see themselves.

  • Behavior drives consistency. Prospects do not knock on your door ready to buy or send you purchase orders unsolicited. Nor do they supply you a list of qualified referrals. We train people to recognize appropriate behaviors and implement the behavior necessary to lead prospective buyers to purchase your products or services.

  • Technique drives success. Our training program will teach you techniques to make you more effective with prospects and clients. It is important to note, however, that technical training, without behavior and attitude training, can take you only so far. You need all three to reach the top.
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