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What Are Soft Skills? 12 Examples to Benefit You Personally & Professionally

Success

Soft skills, often referred to as “interpersonal skills” or “people skills,” are the attributes, behaviors and qualities that help you interact with others more effectively in the workplace. For instance, a salesperson’s ability to communicate persuasively can lead to more successful client negotiations.

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To Sell is Human Summary and Review

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0-3 employees) and entrepreneurs spend much of their time selling, whether that’s dealing with customers, enticing partners, negotiating with sellers, or motivating employees. Frames of reference are important. Potential frames of reference are more/less, experiences, labels, blemishes, and potential.

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Three Tips - Preparing for Economic Recovery

Small Business CEO

If information is missing or unreadable, the referring physician is called. New requests get faxed then emailed to customer service which then inputs the information into the appropriate system, whether that be policy changes into policy administration, benefits questions into follow up logs or new claims into the claims system.

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Expectations For Your Outsourcer to Reduce Your Risk

Small Business CEO

One company outsourced its IT, negotiating excellent rates. Horrendous customer service created productivity issues. We discuss the management of the outsourcer that sets up and maintains your servers, network, help desk and other IT functions, referred to as a managed services provider (MSP).

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Reducing Overheads Can Save A Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

The term ‘business overhead’ refers to the general cost of running a business; this can include carrying an inventory, supplies, staff and premises. In this economy, every price is negotiable. The money that leaves a small business is often taken up with overheads that are necessary for the day to day running of the business.

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Small Business Checklist: Business Process Outsourcing | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Anybody in this kind of service business should understand what service is all about, not answering the phone shows they don’t – they will leave you high and dry sooner or later. Get references, if you can. Get a back-up.

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The Enneagram at Work: Which Number Are You?

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Twos are sometimes referred to as the office “mom” or “dad” because of their warm dispositions and tendency to know what’s going on in everyone’s personal lives. This makes Twos caring leaders and excellent customer service reps, but can also hinder efficiency. Type Two: The Helper. Motivated by: Being needed Fears: Rejection.