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Why are questions so important? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

We ask questions to avoid making wrong assumptions or adopting the wrong focus. will make people pause to consider how their feelings compare with those they had the previous day. See the section below on negotiation. Some negotiators suggest you avoid using “ Why” questions as it can imply criticism.

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Achieve more engagement and buy-in: Relationships, Plan, Expectations, Benefits, Persuasion and Training

Red Star Kim

An introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy (Video) (kimtasso.com). Building empathy with fee-earners helps us to understand what they expect and any assumptions they may be making about the likely results. And we can ask questions Why are questions so important? Questioning skills) (kimtasso.com).

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Nervousness – Shyness, modesty, lack of confidence and fear of failure can make fee-earners reluctant to organise meetings to take the next steps in building a potential client relationship. There is rarely a deep understanding of how disparate and disconnected decision-making units are across such large organisations.

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Preparing M&BD professionals for the future – learning, skills and knowledge transfer

Red Star Kim

A New Approach to Writing Job Descriptions (hbr.org)) Then it was over to the delegates – split into two teams to consider what current and future competencies they felt were important.