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Category: Retail Banking

Advisor2.0: Can You Teach the “EQ” Intangibles?

By Rick Swygman and David Greene | June 23, 2022

Schedule a Call In our last few blogs we’ve been highly focused on the topic of EQ.  The reason for that is because we are clearly recognizing that in today’s world of wealth management, EQ skills are proving to be the key differentiator that separates the best advisors from the rest. In our February blog,…

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Advisor Insight: The Power of EQ

By Rick Swygman and David Greene | March 21, 2022

Does EQ really matter? And what IS EQ? Is it simply about having good “people skills”? Or is it more than that? And is it worth working on and perfecting these skills? Our firm recently concluded our first Forum, collaborating with 16 advisors from various firms across the industry to help them further develop and…

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Best Practices from Financial Services Industry Leaders: Strategies for Achieving Differentiation and Growth

By Rick Swygman | August 15, 2019

Greene Consulting recently hosted a forum with some of the best market level leaders we know in the wealth management industry to discuss some of the key opportunities and challenges facing financial services firms.  These leaders who come from a variety of firms from small to large, have a unique perspective with true, “street-level knowledge”…

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A Leadership Dialogue Worth Reading: Balancing the Need to Drive Revenue with Doing What is Right for Clients

By Rick Swygman | February 28, 2019

Given the breadth of contacts we have in our work in the financial services industry, we are afforded the opportunity to encounter some of the best bankers, advisors, market leaders and executive leaders in the industry. Recently, we thought it worthwhile to connect some of the best in these roles with each other, believing that…

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Coaching: The Three Challenges and the “One Thing”

By David Greene | November 7, 2017

Coaching is hard.  Why?  Well there are many reasons, but there are 3 primary challenges we see financial services sales leaders struggle with the most. Limited Time to Coach:  Coaching, in its purest sense, is only a fraction of the role most leaders play.  In numerous surveys we have done with financial services sales leaders,…

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Coaching Value – Do You Have It?

By Rick Swygman | October 10, 2017

Sales reps reporting to great managers report high levels of job satisfaction and deliver four times more revenue than those working for poor managers. The manager activity most closely associated with sales rep success is coaching. However, of the skills that managers possess, an ability to coach individual sales reps is relatively the weakest. (Source:…

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Are YOU Delivering a Consistent, Client-Centered Experience?

By Rick Swygman | August 3, 2017

Consider the following conclusions from a 2012 Corporate Executive Board report titled Building Loyalty Through a High-Quality Client Experience: “Clients’ low confidence in financial providers has prompted them to question the value of their financial relationships. As a result, nearly one-half of clients fall in a ‘loyalty zone of exposure’ characterized by inert behavior that…

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Want to Increase Sales? Stop Selling and Serve!

By Rick Swygman | May 10, 2017

Don’t let this title deceive you. We are not suggesting you eliminate the word “sales” from your organizational vocabulary. It’s a valid term and a critical performance metric. But, we ARE suggesting that transforming your approach from one focused on sales to a focus on serving will open the door to significantly enhanced success with…

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Want to Make Your Number? SIMPLIFY Your Coaching!

By Rick Swygman | March 23, 2017

The single biggest obstacle to consistently achieving goal in our industry is sales leadership, or more specifically, the lack of consistent, value-add coaching. Probably not a profound revelation for most of you. But if you’re not convinced, do a quick Google search on the impact of coaching. I did one moments ago and immediately found…

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What’s Missing in Financial Services?

By Rick Swygman | October 13, 2016

Recent research about the financial services industry suggests we have some work to do as to how our industry is perceived by the general public. In 2016, the financial services industry (for the fourth consecutive year) ranked dead last out of 15 industry categories.[1] Only 1 out of 3 customers are strongly committed to continuing…

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