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Private client management and marketing: Business plans, recruitment, assessments and automation (Nov 2023)

Red Star Kim

An important assessment that I use a lot is for Emotional Intelligence (EQ). EQ covers a lot of the important abilities people need to support good communications and relationships. Furthermore, whereas personality is fairly fixed we can improve our emotional intelligence. kimtasso.com). kimtasso.com).

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Building and optimizing your diverse, multifunctional “Dream Team”

Strategic Account Management Association

Emotional intelligence. My definition for emotional intelligence is the capacity to be aware of one’s self and to express one’s emotions and handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Social media: If we’re not using it effectively, our competitors are. Yelp counts.)

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Research update on the most in-demand soft skills

Red Star Kim

Diversity and inclusion (communicating for D&I) is covered well here Book review: Digital Body Language – How to build trust by Erica Dhawan (kimtasso.com) ). But since 2007 companies advertising C-suite openings have increasingly emphasised the importance of social skills and de-emphasised operational expertise.

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

Red Star Kim

Delegates represented a variety of roles – many were MBD generalists covering a range of activities (planning, marketing communications, client listening, account management, campaigns, pitches etc). Others specialised in subjects such as events and internal communications.

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Telephone skills: Anxiety, voice, etiquette and the client experience

Red Star Kim

All communications were disrupted during lockdown – the telephone once again became a valuable means of communications in the absence of face-to-face meetings. For less experienced people, the telephone is a medium where – as it is a truly interactive mode of communication – there was little control and more uncertainty.

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22 tips on being a persuasive writer in professional services

Red Star Kim

An introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy (Video) (kimtasso.com). How can I improve my cross cultural communication (kimtasso.com) Curiosity Humans are curious. Show them by evoking emotions. Stories were the original form of communication – before writing existed. Show them with evidence.