Accelerate! With Andy Paul

Dean Karrel is a career development advisor, sales trainer, LinkedIn Learning instructor, and author of Mastering the Basics. He has held senior leadership positions in major global publishing companies for more than three decades. He shares how the intangible things not taught in school are the things that will drive your success. He talks about emotional intelligence, learning empathy, and being authentic as defining characteristics of good salespeople. HIGHLIGHTS Master the basics: Your EQ separates you from the pack Learning trust and empathy in sales Always be learning as sales is constantly changing Leading versus managing QUOTES Dean: "Focusing on the things that can separate you from everybody else–being ready for a presentation, working with you today, doing your research, planning and preparation, basic human relation skills. And I think this is not taught at the Harvard Business School. These are things that you learn through life." Dean: "Again, that word EQ, emotional intelligence, wasn't