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Leadership, emotional intelligence and teams in change management

Red Star Kim

Leadership, emotional intelligence and teams in change management. Winning their hearts – and emotional commitment – is tougher. Research on leadership and emotional intelligence (EQ) (kimtasso.com). We welcomed delegates from legal, accountancy and financial services firms.

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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. Yet many sales leaders focus on building their team’s hard skills and neglect sales emotional intelligence or “ soft skills.”

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Building and optimizing your diverse, multifunctional “Dream Team”

Strategic Account Management Association

Our aspiration, I believe, should be to create a workforce that reflects the incredible diversity of our customers, our partners, our suppliers and our community. But before I delve into what leaders can do to make this happen, I want to share some context for why it’s important. Emotional intelligence.

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Winning Over Buying Groups: How to Sell to Multiple B2B Decision Makers

Brooks Group

Ten to fifteen years ago, a seller could huddle up with three or four decision makers and quickly decide on a purchase. Since 2010, the average buying group has grown from three to four decision makers to six to 10 according to research by Gartner. Decision-making time, compared to five to seven years ago, has increased by 60%.

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Differentiating Yourself: How to Use Emotional Intelligence in Sales

Brooks Group

You need to stand out to make buyers want to do business with you. These are both good strategies, but the true differentiator is the sales professional and their emotional intelligence. Successful sales professionals differentiate themselves three ways: They are highly emotionally intelligent. EI is a perishable skill.

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21 Free Courses for Key Account Managers to Boost Your Skills Now

Account Manager Tips

Emotional intelligence 6. You'll learn behaviours and techniques that will make your natural creativity shine. This proven method will make you more open-minded and productive. This proven method will make you more open-minded and productive. Making Creativity and Innovation Happen. Creativity 2. Strategy 8.

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The Difference Between Customer Satisfaction vs. Customer Loyalty

Brooks Group

Emotional Intelligence Develop emotional intelligence soft skills to read and respond to customer emotions. Practice communicating ROI and long-term benefits to create cross-sell and upsell opportunities. Effective Follow-Up Establish a systematic approach to post-sale communication.