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Customer Corner: Mayline Spotlight

Can I have 5 Minutes of Your Time? - By Hal Becker
A NO-NONSENSE, FUN approach to sales from Xerox's former #1 salesperson! 

Luck of the Irish: Fun Facts About St. Patrick's Day

This Month in History

Article: Recession-Proof Yourself
Your Economy is up to you!

Rosetta Stone: Content Now Available!

TTN Tidbits: Learning A Language

Training Curriculum: Business Performance in a Challenging Economy

Train Your Brain: March 2009 Word Find

TTN Tech Tip: Flash Content Available - Mac Compatible!

 


The Company:
Mayline was first established in 1939
as a manufacturer of drafting tables, blueprint files, and straight edges. Today with over 2500 dealers around the world and over 100 independent sales associates, the Mayline Group has expanded to become the forerunner of office ergonomics, providing quality manufacturing and application-driven solutions for their client’s needs.

Why they chose TTN:  Originally searching for Excel computer training to meet a large employee demand, Mayline soon found TTN to provide a vast cost saving opportunity for all their training needs. Soon with TTN Mayline was able to revise their company’s core competencies and performance evaluations to drive future performance of their employees. With these additions of both technical and soft skill training Mayline was able to begin the transformation of turning itself into a “learning organization” and further their commitment to excellence.

Evaluating ROI:  Since implementing TTN, Mayline has begun to see a variety of changes within their company. There have been positive effects due to the reduced cost of seminar fees, as well as the costs associated with off-site training (paying for mileage, meals, hotels, time away from work, etc.) Many of their employees have also benefited individually; identifying opportunities to explore and develop, both from a personal and professional standpoint. Mayline has even identified new growth with both their internal and external customer relationships.


 

      Business Performance in a Challenging Economy

               Handling Organizational Change
Gain insight into the basic principles that drive change and the factors that impact readiness and learn to communicate successfully when faced with unfamiliar patterns of work and interaction.

Views on Organizational Change
"Views on Organizational Change" gives you an insight into the basic principles that drive change. You also gain an understanding of the factors that impact on the readiness and ability of people to change. The course also shows you how to deal with the fear that may be generated in a situation where change is just around the corner.

Preparing for Change
"Preparing for Change" focuses on the mental attitudes and behaviors you need to develop in order to take advantage of the opportunities for personal growth that can accompany organizational change. You gain insights into how to learn, and when to learn. You acquire the skills and strategies you need to manage your own change effectively.

Communication during Organizational Change
"Communication during Organizational Change" starts by recognizing that the first factor in successful communication is how you feel inside.  This course addresses this problem proactively. It also equips you with the communication strategies needed to enable you to be a positive influence in the workplace.

Handling Organizational Change Simulation
-managing your reactions to change.
-assessing the pace of change.
-utilizing an active learning strategy.
-applying behaviors to deal effectively with change.
-positively influencing communication during change

For more information about this curriculum please contact TTN at 800-487-3393.
 

TTN TIDBITS

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 Learning A Language - by Joel Arnold, TTNLearning

Over half a billion people speak English as their first or second language. That’s a lot. But the same can be said about Hindi and Spanish, while Mandarin Chinese leads the pack with over one billion native and secondary speakers. In fact, there are over 6900 known languages in use today. So what does this have to do with you? Simple; learning a new language can open up a whole new world of opportunity that you and your company may never have thought of. The number of potential markets available increases dramatically. Learning a new language not only increases your value to the company, it also increases the value of the company. Even if you already work with a foreign country whose businesses speak English as an alternate language, speaking to them in their language can open up a new level of comfort and trust. Plus, learning a new language opens up new points of view and cultural awareness. When competition is fierce and opportunities seem less plentiful, why not create an edge by learning a new language and opening up an entirely new window of opportunity? Besides, knowing a second or even third language is something you can take with you no matter where you are or what you do.


March 3 - Star Spangled Banner adopted as National Anthem of the United States, 1931

March 7 - Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call, 1876

March 14 - Physicist Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, 1879

March 19 - Congress approved daylight-savings time, 1918

March 20 -  John Lennon (of The Beatles) married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar, 1969

March 30 - President Reagan was shot in chest & wounded in Washington, D.C., during an assassination attempt, 1981

April 8, 2009

See Nido Qubein Live In Minneapolis!

Nido Qubein will present "If I Wanted To Buy What You Sell, Would I Buy It From You?"
Mpls Convention Center
Minneapolis, MN.  More info...


"I always turn to the sports pages first, which record people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures"

                               ~ Earl Warren


-The names of all continents end with the same letter that they start with.

-Lemons have more sugar in them than strawberries.

-Every 24 hours, a leaking faucet with an opening the size of a pin will waste 170 gallons of water.


NEW CONTENT

¿Hablas español?
Parlez-vous le français?
Want to learn how?
TTN is excited to introduce it's partnership with Rosetta Stone the leading language learning software that has made learning a new language second nature. Whether you are looking to learn for yourself, or want to train your business for the ever growing global market TTN and Rosetta Stone can help you learn quickly, easily and effectively.  Click here for course descriptions.
 

Recession-Proof Yourself Your Economy is up to you! - by Dave Ramsey

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" That sounds just like what all the media people are telling us these days. "Recession! Recession!" Calm down, Chicken Little! The sky is NOT falling. Everything will be okay.

By definition, a recession doesn't happen until the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers—how you measure the number of goods made and sold in the USA—goes down for 6 consecutive months. Even though the economy has slowed, it's no reason to completely freak out and think the world is going to collapse. Don't let the talking heads on the nightly news make you emotional and cause you to freak out about the economy. If you let your emotions dictate your actions, you're going to be broke your whole life.  Read More >>
 

TTN TECH TIP

The full TTN library is now available in Flash format.  If you've had problems with Windows Media streaming files, our new Flash delivery is a great option.  This is also now compatible with Mac systems!  We offer a 150k progressive download for all of our standard courses.  As a bonus, many of our courses are also available in a high quality 300k progressive download.
 

TRAIN YOUR BRAIN
 

Take a break.  Print and complete the
TTNLearning March 2009 Word Find!

 

Solution to February's Word Find:  Zachary Taylor, our 12th President

St. Patricks Day
                 Fun Facts About the celebration on March 17

  • There has been a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston, Massachusetts since 1737.
     
  • One estimate suggests that there are about 10,000 regular three-leaf clovers for every lucky four-leaf clover.
     
  • St. Patrick was born in 385 AD somewhere along the west coast of Britain, possibly in the Welsh town of Banwen. At age 16, he was captured and sold into slavery to a sheep farmer. He escaped when he was 22 and spent the next 12 years in a monastery. In his 30s he returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary. He died at Saul in 461 AD and is buried at Downpatrick.
     
  • According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest number of leaves found on a clover is 14!
     
  • Blue rather then green was the color first associated with St. Patrick. Over the years the green color may have gained its prominence through the phrase "the wearing of the green"  in reference to the Irish tradition of wearing a shamrock on one's clothing.

Can I Have 5 Minutes Of Your Time? - by Hal Becker

A NO-NONSENSE, FUN approach to sales from Xerox's former #1 salesperson! 

Whether you are new to sales or have been selling for twenty years, you will learn or re-learn valuable skills from Hal Becker's new book, "Can I Have 5 Minutes of Your Time?".   In this book, Hal breaks the sales process down into basic elements and shows us how to apply them in the same fashion that made him the #1 sales person at Xerox on a team of over 11,000.
 
Hal's humor and wit make this an easy read as he shows us how to go from average to excellent by applying common sense skills and techniques in your sales career.

Click here to place your order while supplies last!
                                                                            

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