As Bob Alexander finished competing in a national black belt karate tournament and within the same week completed his eighteenth marathon in New York City, he said, "I'm tired!" While this is not a particularly startling comment, just reading the accomplishments of Bob Alexander fatigues most people.
Bob Alexander has excelled in almost every aspect of his life. As an outstanding high school student who consistently won honors, Bob Alexander carried that tradition into his college career where he excelled as a Dean's list student, karate instructor, and brigade commander in ROTC.
Bob Alexander's desire to help other people led him into the field of education. He was a winning teacher, coach, and high school administrator who learned from experience the challenges students and teachers face. As an educator, Bob Alexander was selected as an "Outstanding Young Man of America" in recognition of his professional achievements and his superior leadership ability combined with exceptional service to his community.
To fulfill his goals for personal growth, Bob Alexander left education to take on the challenge of sales. During his first year of selling he was the Rookie Salesman of the Year and broke the all time rookie sales record. He was soon promoted to area sales manager where he was recognized for being the second highest producer in the nation. His leadership skills enabled his area to become the top-producing group in the nation.
After being promoted to regional sales manager and then senior regional sales manager, Bob Alexander continued to receive accolades and awards. His "top producing regional manager in the nation" award, and top producing "senior regional manager in the nation" award resulted in him being named the company's national sales manager.
As national sales manager, Bob Alexander prospected, hired, trained, motivated, scheduled conferences, selected product lines, established sales territories, and helped sales people develop and achieve goals for themselves and their organization. Because of his excellence in this position, Bob Alexander soon became vice-president of sales, where he helped literally hundreds of people achieve more than they ever thought possible.
Zig Ziglar invited Bob Alexander to join his team in 1988 because Bob is a proven winner. After only sixteen months, he became the number one salesperson at the Zig Ziglar Corporation by setting a rookie sales record that still stands today. In 1990, he was promoted to general sales manager where his leadership skills and knowledge of the sales industry helped expand corporate sales.
Today, as president of The Alexander Resource Group, Bob continues traveling the country sharing his knowledge and experience, helping salespeople, customer service representatives, sales managers, business executives, and educators improve their attitudes, develop self-confidence, set specific goals, and live their dreams.
Motivation involves "moving people into action," and Bob Alexander knows what it takes to do just that! With this eight-step formula that addresses the qualities necessary for success, Bob lays a foundation which leads individuals and organizations to greater achievement. His presentations are inspirational, rich with wholesome humor, and represent a consistent challenge to become all that one can become.
In this high energy, fun-filled seminar, Bob teaches the leadership principles revealed in his book, Making It Happen: Leadership Keys For People Who Must Produce Results. Participants will leave with a proven, practical blueprint for achieving results that will inspire their employees to greater levels of success.
The difference between ordinary and superstar sales performance is the second-mile effort that successful professionals are willing to give. This program combines motivation together with specific sales techniques. Customized to meet the needs of every audience, this presentation is a must for all sales representatives and sales managers who want to reach their goals and live their dreams.
What qualities define a leader? How do individuals gain positions of leadership? What attributes do managers and executives have in common? What impact does good leadership have in the workplace setting? In this fast-paced program, Bob explains and encourages development of qualities shared by successful leaders, as well as how to create the value system shared by 91% of Fortune 500 CEO's.