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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

Red Star Kim

An article in October 2022 in Training Magazine argued that the four most important soft skills to prioritise for remote work – to bridge the distance gap – were emotional intelligence (I devoted an entire chapter to this topic in my book), next-level communication (ie over-communication), active listening and conflict resolution.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Protectionism – Some fee-earners could be insecure and defensive about sharing client information and relationships. The culture and rewards systems sometimes worked against integrated client teams. Data – CRM (Client Relationship Management) and CDP (Client Data Platforms) are often lacking.

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Future Marketing and Business Development Manager: Connections, Collaboration, Context, Creativity, Cause and Continuous learning

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External clients – Then of course we need to build networks amongst potential clients, existing clients and referrers. Marketing is the client’s representative within the firm. Our client relationships keeps us in touch with market changes and perceptions.

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

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And it is hard to argue with evidence of client sentiment or competitor action. It was interesting to learn how Business Development Executives work with managing client relationships”.

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Referrer Management – Capacity and Capability

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Arrange for your learning and development team to offer assessments – in essential selling competencies such as emotional intelligence (EQ) or cultural intelligence if you serve an international client base. And to know when to cut their losses and move onto other potential referrer relationships.

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Book review: Neuroscience for learning and development by Stella Collins

Red Star Kim

There’s information about Howard Gardener’ multiple intelligences and emotional intelligence. So I’m confident you could skip some of this material if necessary. Soft skills It’s jam-packed with research evidence, so you know the information is reliable. And how these need to be considered in learning environments.

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Telephone skills for lawyers and accountants – Confidentiality, client experience, accents and gatekeepers

Red Star Kim

Yet there was an interesting article In March 2023 17 Top Reasons Lawyers Don’t Call Their Clients – The BTI Consulting Group “High-quality voice dialogue between clients and their relationship partners remains rare. This leaves a lot of room to develop client relationships”.