Omega Performance's Call Center Practice Hosts Complimentary Webcast: Handling Resistance in Coaching

Company’s call center experts to reveal strategies for leading successful employee coaching sessions within the call center environment.

CHARLOTTE, NC, June 26, 2006 -- Omega Performance announces a 60-minute, complimentary webcast teaching call center managers how to lead more successful employee coaching interactions. The webcast, Handling Resistance in Coaching, will be led by Anne Ivey, senior vice president and contact center director, and Connie Hritz, senior vice president of research and development, will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 12:00 PM EDT.

Ivey’s and Hritz’s presentation will focus on proven techniques for overcoming a key challenge call center managers face when coaching employees -- resistance. These call center experts, with decades of experience improving the performance of call centers around the world, will help attendees to identify the different types of employee resistance they may encounter in their coaching sessions, develop strategies to effectively address each type of resistance, and hone their coaching skills to feel more confident and in control. To register for the web presentation, go to http://www.omega-performance.com.

“Even the most experienced call center managers come up against resistance in coaching,” said Omega Performance’s Ivey. “When coaching is fair, specific, objective, and based on behaviors, the coach can feel comfortable that he or she is acting in the best interest of the employee and the company. Composure in the throes of resistance comes from being confident in the coaching approach a manager is applying. This webcast will empower attendees to move forward without questioning their resolve or wavering under the pressure of pushback from the employee.”

Handling Resistance in Coaching is one in a series of web-based events Omega Performance is holding in 2006.

About Omega Performance
Omega Performance has enabled more than 2,500 firms worldwide to drive and sustain improved business results. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Informa plc (INF on the London Stock Exchange), the leading international provider of specialist information and services for the academic and scientific, professional, and commercial business communities. Informa has over 150 offices in more than 40 countries and employs over 7,000 staff around the world. Omega Performance is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., USA, with major offices in Australia, Canada, China, Greece, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.