Private Insights on Influence

An Audience with Your New Boss

Bosses generally don't tend to stick around too long these days, and those who do, you probably wish they didn't. Frequently, bosses, being ambitious types, get promoted or move on to more exciting opportunities. That's if they are good. If they are not so clever,...

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Lost in Translation: Influencing Mistake No. 8

Arguably, this mistake makes several others almost inevitable. It also presents a fantastic opportunity to avoid several others too. This is all about becoming so immersed in your own agenda that you fail to translate what you are doing, and what you want others to...

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Analysing Groups

This exercise is exclusively for participants on the Strategic Influencer Programme. The purpose of this exercise is to help you explore what you know about a group that is important to your purpose, and more importantly, what you don't know. You will never know...

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Adjusting Your Attitude

During the first webinar we covered a number of attitudes that help and support your transition into a strategic influencer. The purpose of this exercise is to give you the opportunity to do a little self-analysis and also, make decisions about adjusting the attitudes...

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Cultivating Passion

This text is taken from the original draft manuscript of Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done and is provided here to enrich your learning on the Strategic Influencer Programme.     Since Influential Leaders need to be passionate...

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Protecting the Short-Term

This text is taken from the original draft manuscript of Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done and is provided here to enrich your learning on the Strategic Influencer Programme.   Before you get too carried away by your purpose,...

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