Friday, July 4, 2008
Carnival of Trust
"Trust is the key that can unlock a priceless dialogue with your clients."

James E. Copeland, Jr., CEO Deloitte & Touche


"...lack of trust kills more sales than the next four reasons combined."

Miller, Heiman; Conceptual Selling


seminarSeminars and Coaching Services

Helping people become trusted advisors is the core of our work.

We customize client relationship strengthening programs for your firm by building from two basic templates: Trust-Based Selling, and Building Trusted Advisor Relationships.

An integral part of seminars--as well as a key standalone service --is the ability to make the learning continue post-session.  The single most powerful tool for making learning stick is coaching.  Read about our Coaching Services.


Would you benefit from our seminars?

Does your firm suffer from:

  • professionals not spending enough face to face client time?
  • clients who perceive your services as silos?
  • selling by telling, rather than selling by doing and adding value?
  • good but not great client relationships?
  • client retention rates that you know could be improved?
  • inadequate service line integration?
  • chronic project scope creep?

Do your professionals feel:

  • ill-at-ease with having to sell?
  • that building trust is vaguely incompatible with being profitable?
  • uncomfortable selling follow-on work?
  • that most sales training feels manipulative?
  • uncomfortable handling client conflict?
  • that business development feels vaguely unprofessional?
  • that models built on selling cars and computers don't quite work?
  • far more comfortable with content than with client relationships?

These are some of the issues addressed by the Trust-Based Selling and Building Trusted Advisor Relationships programs.