The value of practice: accelerating new hires

  • Greater focus on “local market presence” prompts increased hiring -- race to seize market share
  • Priority on winning new relationships and strengthening relationships with current small business customers
  • Measurably accelerating the ramp-up of new hires
  • Ensure initial orientation investment in sales training and product knowledge is being fully realized
  • Customers are cynical and guarded
  • Top 5 US bank – Audience: 400 newly hired Small Business bankers, and later 500 existing SB bankers; 1,300 Premier Bankers
  • Significant changes in a) asking questions that go beyond gathering facts b) transitioning to the product offer
  • Used for a “green belt” project