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Future Marketing/BD Manager – Build your personal brand and increase your strategic contribution (December 2022)

Red Star Kim

Develop both hard (technical) and soft (interpersonal) skills. STAR for digital marketing Book review: Build your digital marketing strategy by Steve Brennan (kimtasso.com). Future Marketing (BD) Manager – Ogres, Cacti and Dance the POLCA (kimtasso.com) March 2022. Delegate aims. Network with peers.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Digital environment – Where people buy people, the challenge of forging strong personal relationships becomes more acute when most communications are managed through digital channels. This has changed the sales process fundamentally in many environments.

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Entrepreneurial Competency: What it Is & Why it Matters

Hubspot Sales

As a marketing business owner whose revenue primarily comes from my writing services, late 2022 to mid-2023 was… unnerving, to say the least. You might achieve entrepreneurial competency through emotional resilience, self-awareness, or interpersonal skills. These skills are all entrepreneurial competencies. No worries.

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

Red Star Kim

Geographical and psychological distance can seem larger when in a digital space. There were comments that it was unusual for people to be in the office so face time and in person meetings – where it is easier to develop rapport, trust and solid working relationships – were rare.

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

Red Star Kim

This compares with 84% for the Spring 2023 tracker and 71% for the Winter 2022 tracker. Learning is critical for both retaining people and preparing for the future A new (free to members) Skills Development Platform includes significant content, a learning management system, gamification (e.g. Inflation peaked in October 2022.

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Bridging today’s skill gaps to respond to tomorrow’s change

Mercuri International

It’s also important to consider what skills the fourth industrial revolution requires. We all think of hi-tech and digital skills as a top priority, but that’s not the case. In other words, not just science and technology, but also soft skills, interpersonal skills and interaction with others.

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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

Red Star Kim

So, it seemed appropriate to revisit the topic in the light of recent developments – the return to office working, the accelerating digital revolution, the escalating war for talent and the myriad other challenges facing the profession – all of which place huge demands on leaders. New soft skills for remote working.