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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

Red Star Kim

This article “Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective” has just been published on Lexology. I observed that in the brave new digital world where silence felt uncomfortably like a technology glitch, it was as if our listening skills evaporated.

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Managing Partners’ Forum – Highlights from the Advisory Board Meeting September 2023

Red Star Kim

Other Forum developments Other issues mentioned by Richard Chaplin included: “Collaboration through consensus” the Forum’s leadership development programme. This confirms the vital contribution of the professional services sector at a time when growth in the UK overall is flat-lining. or Claire Mitchell claire.mitchell@pmint.co.uk

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Proactive marketing and business development executives – CRM, internal engagement and career insights

Red Star Kim

Four themes in the art of selling – Integrating marketing and sales (kimtasso.com) A creative exercise on engagement generated some interesting metaphors – for example, a brick wall suggesting a lack of communication, a carrot considering motivation and a Leonardo di Caprio shrug suggesting indifference.

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Coaching and Consulting – People and Problem-Solving skills

Red Star Kim

There are many aspects of consulting competencies and attributes: emotional intelligence, analytical, problem-solving, delivery of results, leadership, project management, commercial orientation, entrepreneurial spirit, team work as well as functional expertise and market/sector knowledge. Coaches and consultants use facilitation skills.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Processes and skills for managing opportunities and pipelines can be lacking. Thought leadership campaigns can help here particularly when a Challenger or Insight selling framework is deployed. Sales skills There are numerous inventories of what selling skills and qualities are needed.

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Building a Career in Consulting — The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

Claire’s approach shows that a consultant’s core skills include analytical and problem-solving abilities, research and data gathering, communication and presentation skills, and interpersonal skills to relate with clients. In 2020, 359 McKinsey alums ran $1 billion plus companies across the world.

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Sales support: What it is and why it’s important in 2022

Zendesk

When reps are expected to meet impossible quotas while managing their paperwork, lead generation, lead qualification, and in-office communication, they burn out and fall behind. Communicating with sales reps on a consistent basis and providing real-time support when necessary. Strong interpersonal skills.

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