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Soft skills for tough barristers (Reflection, Self-Coaching, Change, EQ, Awareness, Goal-setting, Communications) Counsel Magazine

Red Star Kim

January 2023 | COUNSEL | The Magazine of the Bar of England and Wales (counselmagazine.co.uk) Soft skills for tough barristers (Reflection, Self-Coaching, Change, EQ, Awareness, Goal-setting, Communications). The seasonal break allows time to step back and reflect on what you’ve achieved and where you’re heading.

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

Red Star Kim

This is challenging as everyone is time poor and most communications are digital. And we know that face-to-face communication is most effective in building relationships. Building empathy with fee-earners helps us to understand what they expect and any assumptions they may be making about the likely results.

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Building and optimizing your diverse, multifunctional “Dream Team”

Strategic Account Management Association

Our aspiration, I believe, should be to create a workforce that reflects the incredible diversity of our customers, our partners, our suppliers and our community. But before I delve into what leaders can do to make this happen, I want to share some context for why it’s important. It starts with communication. Why is that?

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How to Radically Improve Your B2B Sales Win Rates

Mike Kunkle

My point here, is that you should make a purposeful determination on these levels, clearly define them, train them, and coach to them. In addition to having the right decision makers in the deal, which is part of qualification, it’s important to assess the landscape and relationships. Here’s what I mean.

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Influence Mapping: Why it’s Necessary to Your Sales Strategy

Upland

An influence map is a visual tool that helps you identify and understand the stakeholders who have a say in your project or decision. As Seth Mars, Forrester analyst, pointed ou t in a recent webinar , it’s rarely one leader making a buying choice in a vacuum. That activity is called influence mapping.

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Rethinking Enablement for the Future: The Power of Commercial Effectiveness Integration

Mike Kunkle

Keep this in mind as you read this article, and adapt and adopt what makes sense for you in your current context. It’s not just about listing features, but about communicating the core of your offerings and the problems they solve. It’s about being present and engaging across various platforms and touchpoints.

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The Perplexing Power of Process & Methodology in Complex B2B Sales

Mike Kunkle

It’s also how I have applied systems thinking to The Building Blocks of Sales Enablement to deliver business impact (see this link for a webinar recap on the business impact topic). Even on the far right, with disciplined workflows, it’s not easy, and often harder if an RFP or RFI process doesn’t allow open communication.

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