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Gaining Trust with a Global Team

by Judith Filek | Jun 1, 2016 | Listen / Listening, Professional / Trust, Questioning Skills, Teleconference, Telephone Communication Skills

In the old days, managers saw their direct reports daily. They may even have eaten lunch with them or been on the same company bowling team. However, today, managers often oversee people around the globe, in places as far away as India, Kuwait or Korea. The days of...

What Kinds of Questions Do You Ask

by Judith Filek | Jun 1, 2014 | Questioning Skills, Telephone Communication Skills

As inside sales representatives, the way we close business is by asking questions. Often, we ask the same questions of each customer. Sometimes, these questions move people to make decisions, but at other times, they don’t, leading us to wonder “what happened?”...

Listening: How to Do It When You Least Feel Like It

by Judith Filek | Nov 1, 2012 | Listening, Questioning Skills, Telephone Communication Skills

Being a good listener is the most important tool anyone who works on the phone can have. The problem is that there are many times that listening is a challenge. We daydream. We get distracted by others or feel preoccupied with things in our personal lives. We feel...

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What You Learned at 6 Applies to Handling Difficult People
Think back to when you were a preschooler. Most of us had some important life messages drilled into us by our parents, our teachers or our coaches. If we use the wisdom of these messages and apply them to our most difficult callers, we will see an immediate positive result. Lesson #1 — Do unto […]
Who Do You Trust?
Trust and credibility is essential for anyone selling an idea. To insure that people believe your words, make sure that the tone of your voice is not an issue – that it supports and matches the words you are saying. It is your best tool for persuasion.
Promise Never to Commit these Presentation Crimes
They say there are three presentations we give: The one we planned to give, the one we actually gave, and the one we wished we would have given. A lot of us leave a presentation wishing for a “do-over.” What can destroy a good outcome are the following “Presentation Sins.”
Speaking to Direct Reports Requires Forethought
So often when leaders speak downwardly to their direct reports, they don’t think about it. They just do it without much thought. To the person on the other side of the table or on the other side of the line, the meeting is important. Speaking to one’s direct reports requires thinking ahead. When executives shoot from the hip, they may seem attacking and downright insensitive. The behaviors modeled are anything but exemplary. This article includes important tips.