Serious Soft Skills

We at Serious Soft Skills, as the name implies, are dedicated to improving people’s understanding of the role of soft skills in individuals and the workplace.

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

The power of a pause...

[Ammie Dover @AmmieDover]

You don't need to be understood by your friends to be successful. 

You have to provide value that other people are willing to pay for.

#success #DoverDrive

[Tom Brush @TDBrushJr]

The desire for independence stems from someone's disinterest in the way things have always been done or the echo chamber that does not fit what is real for you. We will discuss independence, its Renegade Roots and more on this episode of Today's Antidote. https://t.co/4hEzmKoFSi

[Serious Soft Skills @RealSoftSkills]

@brendanmcadams Love this one!!! Best of the nine.

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

Very few salespeople get this right. A hack to build authority.

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

Over the past few weeks, and for the next several, @bgwriter and I are walking through each step in the B2B sales process.

We start the series by talking about what the B2B sales process is, and why it's important to understand it.

Here's the link -

https://t.co/petDooUg9j

[Dickie Bush 🚢 @dickiebush]

Quick hack to “pick the brain” of anyone you want:

Do things that make the people whose brain you want to pick reach out to you.

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

Founder? In Baltimore? Could use $50,000?

👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

[Serious Soft Skills @RealSoftSkills]

@raidon_storm @SteveOnSpeed Uneducated or poorly or uneducated on business mindset/skills in their youth?

[Serious Soft Skills @RealSoftSkills]

@brendanmcadams Wise words! Nothing says I care and you are my priority more than being early. Being late, even a minute late, especially in first interactions can really put you at a disadvantage.

[Serious Soft Skills @RealSoftSkills]

@brendanmcadams Agree completely

[Serious Soft Skills @RealSoftSkills]

@jd3217 Sausalito swing by Diesel

[Serious Soft Skills @RealSoftSkills]

@brendanmcadams I agree 1,000 percent

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

No matter how good you think your copy is, it pays to have someone (smart) look it over.

[Serious Soft Skills @RealSoftSkills]

@brendanmcadams Know anyone? :)

[Dickie Bush 🚢 @dickiebush]

2020 accelerated the move to a skills-based economy.

No longer should you look to slot yourself into a “career.”

Instead, you should develop a basic set of fundamental skills.

Then, you can add value to any company, in any industry.

Or, you can become your own company👇🏼

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

A potentially controversial opinion...

Founders, don't hire a salesperson until you've signed up paying customers yourself.

Note - This advice is coming from a salesperson.

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

SALES PROCESS FOR FOUNDERS

Focus on:
- One market
- One company
- One customer
- One problem

Engage thru:
- Cold email
- Comments and DMs
- Zoom calls
- Friends & family intros

Have conversations:
- Ask questions
- Listen and understand
- Welcome bad news
- Learn

Repeat

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

Want to be a podcast guest?
Want to write guest blog posts?
Want to gather customer insights?
Want to engage with new customers?

Learn how. Today at 5pm eastern. We'll be covering how to use Twitter and DMs in your sales process. (Link in the profile.)

[Brendan McAdams @brendanmcadams]

BEFORE:
I have noticed recently that my tweet posts tend to use up a lot of extra characters when expressing a point.

AFTER:
My tweets are too wordy.