“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying” Robert Herrick, Poet, 1591-1674 Last year I wrote Opportunity of a Lifetime? Have you taken it yet? You see, where there is chaos and...
Navigating Different Power Structures
Power comes in many forms. In Influential Leadership I explored seven sources of power that people use to influence others. These need to be recognised in any group or individual that you wish to influence, because it will give you clues as to what will be most...
Will Your Influence Profile Change Over Time?
You can complete the Influence Profile, but will the result change over a period of time? Here's my answer. [text-blocks...
Avoiding Distracting Behaviour
Once you become familiar with the behaviours in the Influence Profile, you can start to remove the distraction, both you being distracted by others, and also you distracting others with your own behaviour. Here's a quick summary of some key ideas when it comes to...
Exploring the Implications of Different Styles
Here are the snippets from a fascinating Let's Talk session on Behaviours that Distract. It was a good long session, and was difficult to clip out the participants voices, but I think what we have here will serve very well in the absence of being there, or as an aide...
Quick Overview of the Influence Profile
Here is a quick introduction to the Influence Profile dimensions, and also an explanation of how the scoring work. Make sure to complete your Influence Profile before you watch this because you will likely get a more accurate report to play with. And on the...
