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TTA is the largest provider of Learning and Development talent. Companies of all sizes partner with us to be a cost-effective, scalable, and strategic extension of their team.
Growing your employees’ soft skills is crucial to helping them integrate and be successful at your organization. TTA has subject matter experts who can train on the most important topics today such as leadership, communication, critical thinking, and much more.
Whether you need to design or develop a custom solution or deliver an off-the-shelf program, TTA can meet your specific needs.
TTA’s award-winning leadership development programs, crafted by experts, empower leaders to maximize their potential through customized or ready-made solutions aligned with your organization’s needs and budget. Our talent has successfully delivered programs to both small and large companies, fostering significant leadership growth and transformation
TTA is trusted for its top-tier L&D talent, who train employees in essential soft skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and emotional intelligence, ensuring they successfully integrate and thrive within your organization. With a wide range of topics available, we help you select the most effective training solutions for your needs.
TTA provides a comprehensive range of sales training programs covering all aspects of the sales cycle, customizable to align with your organization’s unique needs and goals. Our thorough qualification process ensures you receive expert sales trainers at competitive rates, dedicated to optimizing your sales team’s performance and achieving your sales goals.
TTA’s diversity and inclusion training programs are crafted by deeply experienced consultants, who are passionate about promoting inclusive workplaces. Our qualification process ensures you get top-notch trainers who have the necessary experience, skills, and compassion for impactful training that nurtures a culture where everyone feels valued.
TTA has a deep bench of qualified technical trainers, well-versed in hundreds of technologies, or can quickly come up to speed on your proprietary systems. Whether you need to get your team certified, upskilled on technology, one trainer, or a team for large-scale initiatives, TTA’s subject matter experts are ready to deliver top-notch training to increase your team’s capabilities.
TTA supports employers in enhancing workplace wellness by prioritizing mental health, which boosts performance, collaboration, and inclusivity. Our approach helps teams and individuals at all organizational levels by offering proven tactics for stress management, handling anxiety, resilience, and building healthy habits, resulting in a more positive and healthy work environment.
With our network of 23,000 L&D professionals, you have access to top-notch vetted experts who have trained thousands of employees across all industries on essential skills and topics. Whether you need a one-day training class or an extended comprehensive program covering a variety of topics, we have the talent and scalability to help your organization achieve its learning goals efficiently on time, and within budget.
Sound needed to implement a culture change and develop the coaching skills of 40+ sales managers and leaders that are essential to impact employee performance, employee engagement, and sales.
Brandon Hall Group Bronze Award for Leadership Development
Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney merged to form the largest wealth management firm. They had to train over 16,000 financial advisors, 8,600 client service associates, and 1,600 managers.
Brandon Hall Bronze Award for Excellence in Learning
Nationally, GSUSA was implementing a major organizational sales transformation. However, first they needed to address the dysfunctions of the team that permeated throughout the council.
Brandon Hall Group Award for Best Results of a Learning Program for Leadership Training
Unum recognized the need to evolve their manager training program and they were at risk of losing staff. They needed a training partner that could equip 1,200 managers with the skills to lead their company toward a collaborative future.
Brandon Hall Group Award for Excellence in Leadership Development
Grace was facing a 13% retirement cliff and needed to backfill over 40 roles over a 2-year period. They did not have an established program in place to document and transfer critical knowledge and needed to shorten their 18-month time-to-proficiency process for new hires.
Brandon Hall Group Award for Excellence in Learning
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) needed an innovative, fun, informative, and engaging solution to transform their onboarding program and better prepare social workers for their new roles.
HP engaged Accenture to develop a new sales training curriculum for a 5-year sales training program. This program needed to be delivered to over 4,700 learners in 48 different countries and in 13 languages.
Brandon Hall Group Award for Excellence in Sales Performance
Looking to diversify their workforce, Akamai partnered with TTA on the Akamai Technical Academy, which provides opportunities for people to pursue a technical career without coming from a traditional technical background.
Brandon Hall Award for Excellence in Competencies and Skill Development
Vanguard needed to quickly scale to train 18,000 employees in 19 locations on their DEI program.
NCI Building Systems saw a significant skills gap within the sales team. They realized they needed a flexible training solution that was tailored to their specific training needs, without incurring any extra training expenses.
Joliet Junior College began experiencing internal frustration due to the lack of a professional development program for the college’s staff and educators. They recognized they needed to commit to the professional development of their staff.
Learn more about Flexco’s transformative leadership development journey by downloading the success story.
“We developed a great partnership with The Training Associates, and their dedication to assisting us with our unique learning and development solutions is quite evident in all aspects of their work ethic. Our program schedule is quite fluid and TTA’s ability to adapt quickly to changes demonstrates their flexibility and sincere willingness to accommodate. We appreciate their attention to detail and creative approach in helping us bring our business to the next level.”
Production Manager
Center for Professional Advancement
“The one word that describes TTA for me is flexible. From the financial standpoint, they helped us figure out how to stay within our budget by getting creative in how we spent our dollars. From a partnership standpoint in design and creation, they have been very flexible in moving meetings and timelines for us, their client. TTA provides a great service that provides relevant and current ideas and approaches to training. They have done a nice job to understand our company and culture, so the training content is aligned with our business and core values.”
McGrath
“I have had the privilege to work with TTA for the better part of 12 years in a couple of different capacities. One as Manager of Program Delivery at a large tech firm and now as a Managing Partner looking to expand our delivery capacity. In both roles, TTA has helped us to find, assess and deploy contract resources on different sales and leadership enablement programs with a great deal of success. The portfolio of available resources is impressive and has enabled us to continue building the capacity and capability to grow our business. I can clearly see with the ever-changing markets we work in we will need to continue to leverage TTA to help us find and resource the right people for the job we have to deliver to our customers. TTA has been exceptional to this end and highly recommend their services.”
“Through our work with TTA, we were able to ensure our new training and development program was robust. TTA helped to secure the right facilitators and information to specifically cater to the programs objectives. The workshops received positive feedback from our participants and we look forward to partnering with them in the future.”
“Recruiting and hiring full-time, salaried employees can be challenging and time-consuming. TTA has a positive track record in recruiting excellent candidates that match my needs. In addition, working with TTA gives me the flexibility to quickly onboard contractors to meet the needs of my business during peak times. Working with TTA simplifies the procurement and billing process as well. Over the years, I have found TTA to be a strong partner and I will continue to work with TTA to meet my business needs.”
Director, Educational Consulting and Training
Blackboard
“TTA has been a true partner, they delivered fast with quality resources that we needed at a fair and responsible rate. TTA has been easy to work with and sends exactly the scope of candidates we ask of them. TTA has shown to be an honest partnership to work with and dealt with several people in the organization. All have been extremely friendly professional and very helpful and would continue to use the organization.”
ProsourceIT
“As a team of one, I wouldn’t have been able to accomplish nearly as much without TTA! They helped in so many ways, from developing instructor-led courses, conducting onsite facilitation, and transforming a program that was 15 binders of paper into an eLearning series. I appreciate how easy they are to work with and how invested they are in my projects.”
Development and Training Manager
Madison Gas & Electric
“We have worked with TTA for a few years now and they are a key partner for contract talent – for example, on one of our contracts, we were looking for an instructional designer but got much more regarding instructional strategy, project management, change management, and design thinking, and this project won a Brandon Hall award. They are very responsive and seek to understand the business and project objectives before offering candidates, and, once placed, ensure the strong partnership with timely check ins. We will certainly continue working with TTA for future needs.”
Director, Sales Development Operational Excellence (AMS)
Align Technlogy
“It was a fabulous experience working with TTA. My two reps were so friendly and caring from both a personal aspect and a business aspect. They listened to my learning and development challenges and requests and led with empathy to help me solve and execute them. We worked together in lock step to develop a comprehensive training schedule with my preferred trainers across the year. We also ensured we stayed on the same page from a budget and spending perspective. I loved working with TTA because I got a lot of value from their products and services. The TTA training courses I offered to my company’s employees consistently received high Net Promoter Scores for both the class and instructor. Just a smooth and valuable experience all around.”
HR Business Partner
Lockheed Martin
Growing your team’s professional and soft skills is critical to helping them be effective in today’s constantly changing work environment.
Emotional Intelligence is more than just a buzzword in today’s workplace. It’s an essential skill set that influences our interactions, decision-making, and leadership styles. In fact, studies have shown that Emotional Intelligence is responsible for 58% of performance in all types of jobs, underscoring its important role across various professional settings.
In this episode of ‘Bring Out the Talent,’ we are joined by Joel Silverstone, the founder of ‘This Feels Right.’ Joel, with over two decades of experience, offers insights into the role and application of Emotional Intelligence in the workplace. We discuss the evolution of EI and its important role in personal growth, effective leadership, and shaping organizational cultures. Tune in for and learn practical ways to harness Emotional Intelligence for personal and organizational success.
In today’s competitive market, sales professionals encounter numerous obstacles that can significantly impact their success. However, with the right strategies and techniques, salespeople can effectively overcome these common challenges and build strong relationships with potential customers. In this episode of “Bring Out the Talent,” we are joined by Tom Hurley, the managing partner at OwenCollier Partners, a leading sales consulting company. Tom shares key insights to help salespeople flourish in the face of changing market conditions and customer preferences.
Tune in to this week’s episode of “Bring Out the Talent” and learn practical tips and expert insights that will empower sales professionals to be more successful and thrive in today’s competitive market.
A recent survey of large companies revealed that inadequate communication, both to and from employees, resulted in an average loss of $62.4 million per year. In a separate study, it was reported that miscommunication costs smaller companies an average of $420,000 per year. Can your organization afford the cost of not focusing on developing effective communication skills?
In this episode of “Bring Out The Talent,” we dive into the importance of clear and confident communication in the workplace, why having strong communication skills matters, how to develop a framework for effective communication with employees, and the benefits that an improved communication framework can bring to an organization with our guest, Michael Broussard. Michael is a communications expert, trainer, and coach.
Tune in as we learn tips for communicating clearly, effectively, and confidently in the workplace!
Unless you live in a cave, emotional intelligence is a critical requisite skill needed to be an effective leader or team member. Unfortunately, there is not enough emphasis placed on developing this essential skill. The good news is that emotional intelligence can be learned.
In this episode of “Bring Out The Talent,” we take a deep dive into emotional intelligence and discuss the 4 fundamental competencies of emotional intelligence, how emotions can affect behavior and performance, the most effective EI assessments, and so much more with our special guest, Themum Crawford. Themum is an accomplished hands-on learning and development consultant with deep practical experiences in various workplace environments. She has the unique ability to expand the facilitation of topics into related principles, concepts, and theories while building an open and comfortable learning environment.
Tune in as we learn from an EI expert how to develop a thriving emotionally intelligent workplace.
Leadership can make a monumental difference in organizational success. In fact, a McKinsey report found that organizations with effective transformational leaders are 3.5 times more likely to outperform their peers. These leaders also foster environments with higher employee engagement and a significant increase in productivity.
In this episode of Bring Out the Talent, we are joined by Ely Caputo to learn more about transformational leadership and its impact on organizational success. Ely is the co-founder and CEO of 4D Associates International and a certified Master Coach. With more than 18 years of experience in transformational leadership, Ely discusses the differences between transformational and transactional leadership, highlighting the profound impact transformational leadership can have in reshaping organizational culture and enhancing employee engagement.
So, tune in to gain valuable insights into the power of transformational leadership and its important role in the ever-evolving landscape of workplace dynamics.
In this episode of, “Bring Out The Talent.” we will be talking to Bruce Tulgan, founder and CEO of Rainmaker Thinking and Leadership Expert. Bruce will share his insights on the biggest challenges leaders face today, the under-management epidemic, tips for creating highly engaged leaders, what leadership methodologies have stood the test of time and which have evolved, and so much more.
In this episode of “Bring Out The Talent,” we speak with Dr. Christopher Croner, Principal, Lead Sales Psychologist, and Sales Assessment Developer at SalesDrive. With sales positions having such a high turnover rate, many organizations are looking for the secret to hiring and keeping exceptional salespeople.
In this episode, Dr. Croner uncovers that secret formula for success, and here’s a hint – it all begins with the assessment. Dr. Croner gives listeners a deep dive into the three elements of drive, how to test a sales candidate’s drive, and interview questions that you can use to assess the three critical elements of drive.
With the average sales turnover at 35%, tune in and learn from an expert how you can never hire a bad salesperson again!
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