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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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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Sales skills There are numerous inventories of what selling skills and qualities are needed. 0% Focus/targeting 0% Awareness/interpersonal skills 33% Sales process/methodology 67% Discipline and motivation What do you use to help fee-earners research sales prospects?

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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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Coaching and Consulting – People and Problem-Solving skills

Red Star Kim

Coaching qualifications are explored here: Coaching and consulting skills for M&BD workshop (November 2021) (kimtasso.com). There are various levels of formal coaching training – certificates, diplomas and Masters degree qualifications. What is a consultant? Consultancy.uk

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Book review: Sales Mind – 48 tools to help you sell by Helen Kensett

Red Star Kim

She touches on the three pillars of persuasion ( Influence and persuasion skills with Aristotle and Knights and Dinosaurs (kimtasso.com).

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

Red Star Kim

And it is hard to argue with evidence of client sentiment or competitor action. 56% Marketing and business development planning 28% Awareness raising 11% Developing existing relationships 6% Winning new business 0% Lead generation Which topics are your three highest priorities for learning?

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The most important customer service skills for 2021

Zendesk

If there’s one thing the pandemic taught us, it’s that empathy is an essential skill for support professionals— it’s even more valuable than customer service experience. “In 2021, we will see customers expecting companies to continue to be more empathic and flexible than they’ve been in the past.”