Leadership…Like You’ve Never Heard It Before!: The Power of Accountability, Empowerment, and Ownership

In a perfect world all employees would be: high achieving, self-motivated, engaging, team players who see the big picture and always strive to do their best to get the job done on time without complaining. In the real world many employees: simply “meet expectations,” lack initiative, bring their personal life to work, stress over every change and whine about having to WORK….on the job! “Enough!” says Human Behavior and Leadership Development expert Connie Podesta, who has empowered thousands of leaders worldwide with the attitudes, mindsets and strategies necessary to create a team that’s willing, able and excited to get the job done THE RIGHT WAY! With her signature blend of comedy and “tell-it-like-it-is” delivery, Connie takes you inside the minds of even your most difficult employees so you can turn negative attitudes into positive, entitlement into accountability, complacency into productivity, complaining into solutions and “that’s not my job” into ownership. Isn’t it time to learn how to change even your worst nightmare into your star performer (or send them to your competitor as a new hire?) Now there’s an idea!

Sales…Like You’ve Never Heard It Before!: The Power of Persuasion, Passion and Personality

Think you’ve heard everything there is to know about SALES? Then make way for some game-changing, money-making, customer-attracting ideas that will literally blow the roof off “sales done the old way.” Connie Podesta, an expert in the psychology of human behavior and sales strategies has helped millions of people take sales to a whole new level…and have more fun while getting there. First step– no more excuses. If you believe that PRICE, PRODUCT, MARKETING or TERRITORY are the main reasons for not closing the deal, think again. Customers tell a different story. Connie takes you right smack inside the mind of today’s new breed of customer. Bargain-hunting. Demanding. Indecisive. Internet savvy. Overwhelmed with choices. And, very SELECTIVE about WHO they CHOOSE to do business with. With her tell-it-like-it-is delivery and laugh-out-loud humor, Connie is ready to help you sell like never before so you can sit back and watch both your business and your bank account grow and GROW!

How To Get People On Board…So You Can Make Things Happen Now!: The Power of Influence, Persuasion and Teamwork

Successful people are GREAT influencers. They know how to get consensus, ownership and buy-in from the people who count–without manipulation, intimidation, sacrificing relationships, or stepping on toes. Bottom line: Getting the job done the right way hinges on your ability to “sell” yourself and your ideas in such a trusting and positive way that people will CHOOSE to: Follow your lead. Cooperate with you. Learn from you. Buy from you. Partner with you. And…support you so you can make things happen! With a rare blend of laugh-out-loud humor, uncanny insight into human nature and killer persuasive strategies, Human Relations expert Connie Podesta, will take you right inside the minds of the people you need to influence and impress. You will learn how to negotiate differences, influence behaviors, change attitudes, overcome objections, and close the deal so you can create an amazing network of PEOPLE who have one common goal: to willingly help you GET THE JOB DONE NOW!

Life Would Be Easy If It Weren’t For Other People: The Power of Relationships-Personal and Professional

Reality: Difficult people and situations can certainly drive us crazy—at work and home. Imagine what you could accomplish if you understood what makes people do what they do and say what they say. Bottom line: Your ability to communicate, negotiate and mediate effectively and assertively affects not only the quality of your relationships, but your ability to learn. Lead. Sell. Produce. Create. Work as a team. Enjoy life. Stay healthy. Luckily, Connie’s got the answers you need to “decode” the mystery of human behavior so you can handle whatever life throws you way.

Solution: With a rare blend of laugh-out-loud humor, engaging personality, and fearless life strategies, Connie has the uncanny ability to get right inside the minds of every type of personality so you can be a WINNER in the relationship game. Get ready to learn more about yourself and others than you ever thought possible.

Standout From The Crowd: How to Out-think and Out-Perform the Competition

Reality: “Business as usual” is no longer enough. The game has changed, and the competition is closing in with new strategies daily. If you want to STAND OUT and succeed in an environment where dramatic change happens at the click of a mouse, then you will have to out-shine past performance, out-think old ideas and out-maneuver anyone who says it can't be done . In order to close the gap between where you are NOW and where you want, need and deserve to be to achieve great results., you must:

ASK YOURSELF: WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE THAT IS SO MEMORABLE AND ESSENTIAL THAT PEOPLE WOULD CHOOSE TO BE YOUR CUSTOMER, COLLEAGUE, EMPLOYEE, LEADER, OR PARTNER INSTEAD OF TURNING ELSEWHERE?

Solution: Your success depends upon your ability and determination to be recognized as unique, vital, and “one-of-a-kind” person. Someone that consistently delivers more than expected in the areas of added value, creative thinking, managing expectations, leadership and amazing, proactive service to both internal and external customers. Entertaining, yet insightful and refreshingly candid, Connie has the answers you need to accelerate past your competition and truly STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD!

Game-Changing Fearless Sales: The Power of Personality and Persuasion

Reality: The number one key to increasing your sales is to identify the gap between where your customer is NOW and where they need to be to achieve the results they want. Closing that “gap” is what closes the deal and no one can teach you how to do that better than Connie. Bottom line--"Selling as Usual" won’t cut it anymore. Pressure tactics and overcoming objectives is both outdated and irritating.

Solution: Connie is FEARLESS when it comes to taking sales to a whole new level. And don’t even try to use the economy, territory, or price as excuses. SELLING YOURSELF is more important than product, price or brand. Connie puts you right smack inside the mind of today’s new breed of customer. Bargain-hunting. Internet Savvy. Indecisive. And PICKY--especially when it comes to the buying process. With her tell-it-like-it-is delivery, laugh-out-loud humor and killer SALES STRATEGIES, get ready to increase sales, grow your business, develop long-term customers and.....BLOW THE ROOF off of sales done the "old" way!