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Essential product management skills
How to work effectively with cross-functional teams
How to identify and prioritize customer needs
When Would Be a Good Time?
While approaching someone it's often common to get replies about no having enough time and keep pushing dates.
Asking "when would be a good time to.." will provide a serious approach and leaves no chances to say No.
Example
When will be good time to look into this idea?
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The Good News
"The Good News is .." can convert negative conversation into positive and turn the topic from a positive perspective.
Example
The good news is we already have backup ready to restore the damage
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I'm Not Sure If It's For You
How can we introduce a product with a rejection free approach.
Starting with "I'm not sure if it's for you but.." will make impact on the listener.
First the listener will feel less pressure,
Second by having "but" in the end of it will make subconscious mind to focus on the res...
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Most People
Indecision is big hurdle for progress. People have confidence on decisions taken before them and work out fine.
By adding "most people" does will make more confident in the suggestions given.
Example
Most people will grab this oppor...
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A Favor
It is always the case when we need someone's help to make thing work or easier. Asking for favor is really powerful, a good trigger to ask this will be when someone says "thank you".
Thank you comes as feeling of gratitude. Asking "can you do me a favor.." can make things work in your dir...
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Turning a NO into a YES
If you hear a no try to use someone else as an example: “I called an XYZ account and they said no at first too. Then this happened and it increased their sales or it drove traffic to their store.”
Be thoughtful about when to go back to a prospect after hear...
Pretending to be happy all the time
People with low emotional intelligence pretends to be happy all the time and don't want to admit or show when they're feeling sad, afraid, ashamed, or upset.
Emotionally intelligent people understand that there are no good or bad emotions. They're secure enough to feel bad and show it....
7 Tips for Saying No Effectively
- Say it. Don't delay and don't try making excuses because that puts people in a place to ask more. Provide a brief explanation.
- Be assertive and courteous You might say, "I'm sorry I can't right now but will let you know when and if I can." This approach is polite...
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