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Sales and Emotional Intelligence: How to Hire Your Next Top Performer

Brooks Group

Sales and emotional intelligence go together like skiing and snow. Since the 1960s, emotional intelligence has been recognized as a critical component of both personal and professional success. But developing emotional intelligence in sales matters. What Is Emotional Intelligence?

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Differentiating Yourself: How to Use Emotional Intelligence in Sales

Brooks Group

Many sales leaders think the way to do this is to help their sales team sell better value or overcome objections. These are both good strategies, but the true differentiator is the sales professional and their emotional intelligence. They understand what people want and need, and they understand emotional triggers.

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How Emotional Intelligence Impacts Close Rates in Sales

SuperOffice

The leads in your sales pipeline might feel the same thing when they’re talking to your sales team. The ability to understand that comes through emotional intelligence. In this article, we’ll discuss: What emotional intelligence is. Why EQ is important for sales teams.

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Using Emotional Intelligence to Build Trust in Your Brand

Brooks Group

We all know that developing trust is one of the keys to long term sales success. In fact, a person’s EQ may be a better predictor of sales success than intelligence (IQ), so you better know how to measure, and develop it. Know what you’re talking about.

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What is Emotional Intelligence

Tenfold

Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to a person’s ability to recognize emotions within themselves and others, and understand these emotions. It is the ability to use emotional cues as guide to one’s thoughts, behaviors and actions. Emotional intelligence has an immense impact on sales performance.

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Overcoming “I’ll Think About It”, Improving Emotional Intelligence, Brian Tracy on Dreaming Big

MTD Sales Training

Episode 15 – Overcoming “I’ll Think About It”, Improving Emotional Intelligence, Brian Tracy on Dreaming Big. What you can do to improve your emotional intelligence. The post Overcoming “I’ll Think About It”, Improving Emotional Intelligence, Brian Tracy on Dreaming Big appeared first on MTD Sales Training.

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How Mike Cabot Maintains A High Octane Sales Force

Sales Gravy

Moving From A Culture of Efficiency to A Culture of Effectiveness Acting and improv skills are similar to soft skills in sales— leading with empathy and understanding your audience and your customer is paramount. Sales technology should focus on making people better, not just faster. Efficiency does not equal effectiveness.