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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

Digital environment – Where people buy people, the challenge of forging strong personal relationships becomes more acute when most communications are managed through digital channels. email, web site and social media analytics) and at the conclusion (e.g. This has changed the sales process fundamentally in many environments.

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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. a partner”.

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Book review: Sales Mind – 48 tools to help you sell by Helen Kensett

Red Star Kim

They are organised into sections: The seller mind shift To see To think: Synthesising your sell To think: Communicating your sell To improve Closing the sale Selling skills The author considers the difference between using our innate natural selling skills compared to learned techniques. questions and using emotion.

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The most important customer service skills for 2021

Zendesk

Messaging skills. Communication skills. Remote work skills. Customer service software skills. Support leaders can provide empathy training , but it’s also a good idea to hire support reps who can already put themselves in an angry customer’s shoes and communicate that understanding to the customer.