Here at QCS Staffing, we value growth. Not only growth of the business, but growth of our people, their careers and our opportunities as one team. ‘Investing in our future’ is a core value that we emulate throughout the company; every one of our colleagues is given equal access to learning and development, rigorous induction programmes, and numerous personal and professional training programmes.
The MAPSTAR™ Sales Academy ‘Winning New Business in 2022’ programme is one of our latest endeavours. In February this year, a team of some of our newest and most experienced Business Winners embarked on their MAPSTAR journey. Here we delve into the programme, how it is benefitting our team and business, and how our first MAPSTAR delegates got on.
What is the MAPSTAR™ Sales Academy ‘Winning New Business in 2022’ programme?
MAPSTAR’s ‘Winning New Business in 2022’ is a unique training programme that aims to enhance business development and business winning skills. Created and delivered by long term friend of QCS Staffing and Motivational and Sales Leadership Coach, Brad Shackleton, the programme coaches sales professionals how to target, pitch and win new clients, and better support existing clients.
The programme dedicates 7 full days offsite over the course of 5 months. But Brad offers access to his knowledge and services around the clock during this time. A WhatsApp group was created between Brad and our QCS Staffing delegates so that questions, advice, and successes could be shared throughout. Being away from head office meant that each training day was truly dedicated to the learning process without any distractions.
In between sessions, delegates are given ‘homework’ to put their learnings into practice. This includes creating video diaries, enhancing their personal branding and performing elements of their role with their new knowledge. On the 7th and final day of the programme, pairs of delegates deliver a ‘Dragon Den’ style presentation pitching for new clients.
“It is always good to get out of the office environment to learn away from work and I found it really beneficial to implement the lessons learnt in between sessions.” - Craig
Who is MAPSTAR for?
This programme is designed for any person with a desire to start, or level up, there business winning career. At QCS Staffing, our Business Winners work with clients to support the staffing of project teams across Life Sciences, Renewable Energy, Data Centre and IT industries across the world. The team that took part earlier this year had varying levels of experience; from just getting started in their business winning career, to having over 10 years of industry experience. Bringing together such an eclectic mix of knowledge, the MAPSTAR course encourages team members to share experiences, learning not only from the programme but from each other.
“I really enjoyed attending the course with my colleagues who all have different backgrounds and experience levels. Sharing their challenges, how to overcome them and techniques that have worked has been really beneficial” – Suraj
What have the MAPSTAR results looked like?
We checked in with QCS Staffing CEO, Dave, who was with this years’ delegates the whole way through their MAPSTAR training:
“The results have been tremendous. The MAPSTAR programme encouraged the team to reflect upon themselves, their personal and family priorities, identify what is important to them and focus this to vastly improve their skillset. As a result, we have witnessed a significant increase in colleague confidence and self-belief, greater focus on client and candidate service, increased enthusiasm for completing the work we do and - as always - a willingness to share ideas and help one another. This ‘One Team’ approach to learning has resulted in a great amount of success and satisfaction for all those involved.”
“This reignited my passion in what I do and the reasons I do it and WHY I enjoy it. I have used my MAPSTAR training to develop my previous clients and grow them into further new client locations.” – Meg
“I have completed sales programs in the past and none comes close to what I achieved on the MAPSTAR training program.” – Suraj
What are the career opportunities?
At QCS Staffing – the sky is the limit. Whichever way you want to direct your career, we commit the time, resources and award-winning training to get you there. This MAPSTAR programme is no different; Coach Brad Shackleton shares his successful business winning strategy and knowledge to help you elevate your sales skillset and confidence.
In place for every colleague, QCS Staffing has organised promotional structures so that you are continuously progressing. Training courses, like MAPSTAR, are a fundamental tool to help you reach your next promotion and climb the career ladder. In fact, our MAPSTAR Champion of this year, Adam, has recently received his latest promotion from Divisional Head of Data Centres and IT to USA Country Manager.
“MAPSTAR is an excellent way to sharpen anyone’s business winning approach and create a methodology to achieve this. I would 100% recommend this course to any business winning consultant.” - Adam
Elevate your career with QCS Staffing
This MAPSTAR training programme merely scratches the surface of the learning and development opportunities we have here at QCS Staffing. Whether you’re looking for your first recruitment job or advance into a senior role such as Business Development Manager, opportunities to progress your career never stop. Why not chat to our Talent Acquisition team to find out more about the roles we have on offer or search our jobs page here.
