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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Nervousness – Shyness, modesty, lack of confidence and fear of failure can make fee-earners reluctant to organise meetings to take the next steps in building a potential client relationship. There is rarely a deep understanding of how disparate and disconnected decision-making units are across such large organisations.

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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

Red Star Kim

The shift to remote working during lockdown drove the need to develop several new soft skills. From my perspective, first and foremost of the new soft skills – with the reduction in non-verbal cues and the reduced influence of big personality and high status in the digital world – was the ability to create a powerful online presence.

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8 Eternally Human Leadership Competencies

MDI Training

Our MDI trainer and partner Vladimir Novac shares his insights as he tells us about the leadership skills that are needed in today’s fast-developing world. Emotional Intelligence (EI): Understanding and managing one’s own emotions and the emotions of others is a crucial aspect of effective leadership.

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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. Understand how and why they make decisions.

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Coaching and Consulting – People and Problem-Solving skills

Red Star Kim

There are many aspects of consulting competencies and attributes: emotional intelligence, analytical, problem-solving, delivery of results, leadership, project management, commercial orientation, entrepreneurial spirit, team work as well as functional expertise and market/sector knowledge. What is a consultant? Consultancy.uk

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Emotional Intelligence Skills Every Customer Success Manager Should Have

SmartKarrot

On that note, promoting strong customer success emotional intelligence might keep you from these concerning numbers. That won’t only enhance your skills as a Customer Success Manager but also build a deeper connection with your customers. Here, in this blog, we will walk you through the ins and outs of emotional intelligence.

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10 Sales Skills Every Salesperson Should Master

Chally

In fact, the skills used today to be a great salesperson go much deeper. We know that personality traits don’t predict success , because charisma can only take you so far before needing interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with customers in many different environments. Soft Skills and Traits. Active Listening.