Private Insights on Influence

The Biggest Influencing Mistake in the World

We all make mistakes. I myself regularly make mistakes. When you do, you kick yourself, you beat yourself up, but hopefully you learn from them as well. And, I'm sure you're in the same boat. It doesn't matter how much we know or how little we know. We are all human...

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Making an Emotional Commitment to Your Adventure

If you are interested in creating or re-creating your work as an exciting adventure, you must agree with me that this is a fantastic experience to shoot for. In my world, I don’t believe in wishful thinking. Hard work, tenacity and enjoyment all go hand-in-hand....

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Cancel that stakeholder meeting, NOW!

People regularly express concern that they may not get the agreement they need from their stakeholders. Here's one example from a workshop I ran this week:  Most mediocre influencers are running a huge risk that they are getting their preparation wrong, and...

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Mission Critical Stakeholder Meeting Preparation

A few quick questions for you: Do you want your stakeholders to agree with you? Would you like to be able to save time influencing stakeholders? How would it help you if most of the decisions were made in your favour? Perhaps you need to upgrade your preparation for...

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Your Influence PDP

With so many new updates coming out here, you may well be overwhelmed with great ideas. I make no apology for the volume, because with so many people following me with different needs, I have to try to cater for all. So, here's a suggestion. Pause for a few minutes...

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New Job? Establish Clear Boundaries Fast

One of the big challenges with exciting new opportunities is their propensity to hide the negatives. While you are excited about all the new things you will be doing, the meetings you will be attending, the results you'll be achieving, you will probably dismiss or at...

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