Communication skills

Book review – Brilliant personal effectiveness by Douglas Miller

The start of a New Year means new habits right? I have run training sessions on improving personal effectiveness for many years so it was good to find an introductory book that covers the majority of the topics. It also contains a fair amount of positive psychology (which is pretty Read More

2022-01-04T10:03:13+00:00January 4, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Research on leadership and emotional intelligence (EQ)

I have written extensively on both leadership and emotional intelligence (EQ).  I previously observed the similarities in these skills sets. So I was particularly interested to see two leading authorities – the Center for Creative Leadership and Harvard Business Review – publish articles on these topics where the similarities in Read More

2021-09-16T10:24:57+01:00September 16, 2021|Management Skills|

Non-Verbal Communication (NVC) – the basics (Video)

This short video (11 minutes) introduces Non-Verbal Communication (NVC) – the basics. (Video script) Hi I’m Kim Tasso There’s scientific evidence that it’s not so much what you say as how you say it. Today we are taking a quick look at Non-Verbal Communication. It’s like a secret language you Read More

2026-06-18T15:01:32+01:00August 20, 2021|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management, Selling|

Telephone skills workshop – 11 key points

Last week I facilitated a half day MBL telephone skills workshop titled “Pick up the phone! Client service and sales opportunities for professionals in the digital age”.  Delegates included lawyers, property professionals, actuaries and risk management consultants. We considered both inbound calls (enquiry management) and outbound calls (proactive sales calls). Read More

What is curiosity and why is it important in business relationships? (Video)

(Script) Hi. I’m Kim Tasso. And I guess you are watching this video because you are curious about curiosity? I’m going to explore what is curiosity and why is it so important in business relationships. As well as for learning, your future employability and even your leadership. Then I’ll take Read More

2025-03-11T11:33:56+00:00July 2, 2021|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|
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