Richardson Clients Honored with Eleven Awards by Brandon Hall Group

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Richardson, a leading global sales training and sales effectiveness firm, today announced that seven of their clients have been recognized with Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals by the Brandon Hall Group's annual Excellence Awards for Learning, Talent Management, and Sales and Marketing Awards. The award-winning categories included:

• Gold, Best in Competencies and Skill Development — Cargill
• Gold, Best Program for Sales Training and Performance — Cargill
• Gold, Best Learning Program Supporting a Change Transformation — Cargill
• Silver, Best in Coaching & Mentoring Program — Bank of Montreal
• Silver, Best in Competencies and Skill Development — QTS
• Silver, Best Program for Sales Training and Performance — ITS
• Silver, Best Program for Sales Training and Performance — WellPoint
• Bronze, Best Leadership Development Program — Bank of Montreal
• Bronze, Best in Competencies and Skill Development — Chevron
• Bronze, Best in Competencies and Skill Development — SunTrust
• Bronze, Best Sales Leadership Development Program — ITS

A full list of winners can be found by clicking here.

The 2014 Brandon Hall Excellence Awards are presented by Brandon Hall Group, one of the leading research firms in training and development. The entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group Sr. Analysts, and Executive Leadership based on the following criteria: fit the need, design of the program, functionality, innovation, and overall measurable benefits.

"Our Richardson team congratulates our client teams for their exceptional accomplishments and recognition from Brandon Hall," said David DiStefano, President and CEO of Richardson. "We are privileged to be strategic partners with such forward-thinking companies and to help them strengthen their sales culture — and to build a competitive advantage. Today's selling environment has never been more competitive, and we at Richardson are committed to helping our clients execute their sales strategies through a proven process of talent and organizational readiness, sales force development, and sustainment-of-change initiatives."

"I'm honored to recognize this group of elite organizations with phenomenal programs across HCM functions," said Rachel Cooke, COO of Brandon Hall Group. "The winners truly exemplified excellence around the critical business dimensions across the award categories, including a high standard of performance in their organization and demonstrated clear, measurable business results through these innovative programs."

"Our company is proud to receive submissions from organizations all over the world that have demonstrated major successes across their HCM business areas," said Mike Cooke, CEO of Brandon Hall Group. "The beauty of our new HCM Excellence Conference is that some of these elite executives will now be able to share lessons learned through panel discussions, Q&A discussions, executive roundtables, and peer-to-peer networking. We are delighted to be able to share the winners' insights and case studies with a larger circle of colleagues."

About Richardson
Richardson (http://www.richardson.com) is a global sales performance company that helps leading organizations improves sales results. We do this in three ways. We analyze the structure and talent of your sales force, we train and develop your sales team, and we continue that development through coaching and reinforcement. We equip your sales leaders and sales force with the skills and strategies they need to win in today's complex selling environment. What is unique about Richardson is how we create truly customized solutions that change behavior and provide measurable results.

About Brandon Hall Group
Brandon Hall Group is an HCM research and advisory services firm that provides insights around key performance areas, including Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, and Workforce Management. With more than 10,000 clients globally and 20 years of delivering world-class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is focused on developing research that drives performance in emerging and large organizations and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results. (http://www.brandonhall.com)

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