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Shut-up & Listen | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Think about it…when was the last time you viewed a negative soundbite of a CEO who was engaged in active listening? The next step in the process is learning where to apply your new found listening skills. Listen to your customers, competitors, your peers, your subordinates, and to those that care about you.

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Dealing with Conflict | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Turning the other cheek, compromise, forgiveness, compassion, empathy, finding common ground, being an active listener, service above self, and numerous other approaches will always allow one to be successful in building rapport if the underlying desire is strong enough. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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You Can't Argue With Crazy | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Turning the other cheek, compromise, forgiveness, compassion, empathy, finding common ground, being an active listener, service above self, and numerous other approaches will always allow one to be successful in building rapport if the underlying desire is strong enough.

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8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They are active listeners, fluid thinkers, and know when to press-on and when to back-off. Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. Great leaders can communicate effectively across mediums, constituencies, and environments.

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How GM Uses Social Media to Improve Cars and Customer Service

Harvard Business Review

Thanks to the proliferation of smartphones, brand and online-shopping websites, social media, and vehicle connectivity, businesses have a unique opportunity to use technology to revolutionize the customer experience and to incorporate the voice of the customer into product development. Be active listeners. Integration is hard.

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Questions and Team Building | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

How does it drive revenue, profit, brand equity, competitive advantage, etc. While the aforementioned list of questions is clearly not exhaustive, it offers some insight into where a CEO should focus their efforts and attention…Perhaps best of all it places you in a constant position of being an active listener, learner, and mentor.

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Salespeople Need a Strategy for Selling to CEOs

Harvard Business Review

A change in sales or other customer-acquisition processes, for example, will affect multiple aspects of their business models: the types of orders their firms get, capacity planning, operations, delivery, post-sales requirements, and daily interactions among these groups. The onus is on you, not the buyer, to suggest constructive next steps.

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