Toolbox July 2020

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TOOLBOX

THE #1 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESSFUL CONTRACTORS

CCN

JULY 2020 FROM THE PRESIDENT

IN THE TOOLBOX

Implementing CCN 3.0 SCOTT SIEGAL

Scott Siegal, President CCN

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his month is all about moving forward. CCN is debuting many new programs and new training models to support contractors through this crisis and help them succeed in the new normal.

4 How to Cross-Train Your Team 5 The New 5Ps Retooling the CCN Sales Process 6 Effective Skills Development for Adults in the New Normal 7 Master Change Management 8

Returning to Work After COVID-19

9 An Interview with Dave McLean from Brother's Services

The main new program is the Sales Mastery Program which will replace Sales Boot Camp.

This is a change in both format and content. The new content, including a fifth P in the sales presentation, has been in the works for a while, but the new format came about after the crisis. At first, we were going to hold a live in-person boot camp and record it, but now we have to take our own medicine. If we’re teaching people how to sell virtually, we have to learn how to train via live-stream. This was more complicated than taking the Sales Boot Camp manual and loading it into Zoom. When you do anything live in-person, you can’t do it the same way via live-stream. There used to be a lot of live in-person role-playing when people are in the room and you have their attention. When you do it on the computer, it’s much harder to keep people engaged. They could be looking at the camera and watching movie in another window or emailing on their phone and not hear a word you say. We realized we have to condense the material, and we have to deliver it fast and easy for members to consume. We went through and cut out what we think we can cut out and what is no longer relevant. But that was only a small piece of the puzzle. What it came down to is this question, how do people learn? We found that most adults learn with spaced repetition as opposed to a giant dump. A lot of contractors go to a conference, learn something crucial to their continued on page 2

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