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Proactive marketing and business development executives – CRM, internal engagement and career insights

Red Star Kim

Leadership and the In-Group/Out-Group Phenomenon (blanchard.com) Create a sense of unity by reminding people we are on the same team and all striving for the same results (happy clients and increased profits). A similar approach would be to unite people behind the need to focus on client interests and overcoming competitor activity.

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How to identify which of your sales reps would be effective managers

Nutshell

They’re already familiar with company values and processes, making them better-suited for leadership positions and mentoring others. The Global Leadership Forecast 2018 , found that only 14% of companies have a strong pool of leadership-ready employees to choose from. It also found that four out of 10 tech leaders are failing.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Processes and skills for managing opportunities and pipelines can be lacking. Thought leadership campaigns can help here particularly when a Challenger or Insight selling framework is deployed. Disconnection – Often the marketing (lead generation) and sales processes (lead nurturing and conversion) are disconnected.

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A startup’s guide to building a customer success team

Zendesk

Is senior leadership on board? To promote a meaningful, company-wide shift in how the organization approaches customer success, you’ll need to get leadership buy-in and make strategic investments in both people and process. We’ve identified some essential skills to interview and train for when building a customer success team.

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Building a Career in Consulting — The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

Claire’s approach shows that a consultant’s core skills include analytical and problem-solving abilities, research and data gathering, communication and presentation skills, and interpersonal skills to relate with clients. What do consultants really do? They may review analysis and provide input on high-level projects.

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Coaching and Consulting skills – Limiting beliefs, approaches to helping and marketing consultancy

Red Star Kim

kimtasso.com) Excellent 12% (2) Good 47% (8) OK 41% (7) Which consulting skill do you most need to develop EQ/emotional intelligence 0% An introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy (Video) (kimtasso.com) Research on leadership and emotional intelligence (EQ) (kimtasso.com) Book review – Emotional Intelligence 2.0

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Top 50 Customer Success Influencers 2022

SmartKarrot

This annual list has been compiled by the editorial team at SmartKarrot considering overall influence in the form of industry impact, community contributions, thought leadership, followership, and similar guiding criteria. He’s also the Senior Director of Customer Success Enablement and Thought Leadership at Oracle. Rick Adams.