Red Star Kim

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Managing Partners’ Forum (mpfglobal.com) holds quarterly meetings of its Advisory Board where senior leaders discuss issues pertinent to the professional services sector. Some businesses are reluctant for lawyers and accountants to be NEDs – primarily for style reasons. or Claire Mitchell claire.mitchell@pmint.co.uk

Meetings 130

Meetings Government Management Finance 130

Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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. A challenging role requiring deep insight into potential clients and value propositions as well as a great deal of confidence.

Key Account Management 130

Key Account Management Account Management Value Proposition Client Relationships 130

Mercuri International

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

“In three years, 54% of company employees will need significant retraining of their skills“. That’s what emerged from the World Economic Forum 2020 1. A significant truth that reveals how skill gaps are a factor not to be underestimated. Sales and skill gaps. 1 World Economic Forum (2020). References.

Interpersonal Skills 52

Interpersonal Skills Negotiation e-Learning Digitalization 52

Red Star Kim

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

8% Achieving consensus/buy in 8% Managing disagreement between partners/teams 25% Dealing with fixed views 17% Managing involvement from other functions 8% Being confident of the outcome/results 17% Justifying the investment 17% Discussing implementation and evaluation criteria Related coaching and consulting posts Learning & Development Update: (..)

Facilitation 130

Facilitation Decision-making Emotional Intelligence Acquisition 130

Red Star Kim

JANUARY 22, 2024

Some of these reflect Cialdini’s keys of persuasion and influence Influence – Cialdini’s six principles of the psychology of persuasion (kimtasso.com) Sales meeting guidance She advocates that the start of each meeting is for knowledge collection mode – asking lots of simple questions (What and Why).

Value Proposition 130

Value Proposition Emotional Intelligence Sales e-Learning 130

Zendesk

MAY 26, 2021

Good customer service means meeting customers’ expectations. And meeting customers’ expectations pays off: 75% of customers are willing to spend more with companies that give them a good customer experience, according to our 2021 Trends Report. Technical skills are important, but soft skills matter, too.

Interpersonal Skills 105

Interpersonal Skills Customer Experience Media e-Learning 105

Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This article “Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective” has just been published on Lexology. I am relieved that these were all things I mentioned in the 2020 book. There were even requests for networking refresher courses as people had been cooped up alone for so long.

Leadership 100

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Remote Working Digitalization 100