People Skills Are Business Skills

Whether you work from your home, an office, a coworking space, or a coffee shop, you deal with people every single day. 

Sometimes they land in your inbox with a complaint. Sometimes they're the team member trying to make your life easier and somehow making it harder. Sometimes they push your boundaries, trigger your fear, or remain skeptical of your product after an hour-long sales call.

Luckily, there is a science to people skills. You can learn the people skills you need to allow your business to thrive.

This week on Help Yourself, CoCommercial founder Tara Gentile talks people skills with Science of People founder Vanessa Van Edwards. They'll discuss:

• How to make a great first impression with a new client, colleague, or influencer
• Why learning to decode what's really going on helps you avoid a misunderstanding or stalled relationship
• What you need to do to empower your team members, clients, or colleagues 
• Plus, your questions!

 

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Vanessa Van Edwards is the lead investigator at Science of People, a human behavior research lab. Her latest book, Captivate, was chosen as one of Apple’s Most Anticipated Books of 2017. She is fascinated by body language, leadership and charisma and writes about these topics for CNN, Fast Company and Forbes. She also writes a monthly column for Entrepreneur Magazine and the Huffington Post. Her innovative work has been featured on NPR, Business Week and USA Today. More importantly she's addicted to sour patch kids, airplane coffee and puppies.

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Tara Gentile is the founder of CoCommercial, the small business association for a New Economy. She's also the host of Profit. Power. Pursuit., a podcast about the nitty-gritty of running a small business today, and a bestselling business instructor on CreativeLive. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, DailyWorth, and Inc.