Private Insights on Influence

Diagnosing Relationship Problems

All relationships hit the buffers at some point, both at work and in our personal lives. Our ability to manage these problems when they arise has a significant bearing on our general enjoyment of life, and of the people in our lives. It also has a bearing on our...

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Are You Good Enough?

We are all on a development journey aren’t we? No matter what we have achieved, the dizzying heights we have scaled, there is always room for more. Isn’t there? So, who are you a role-model to? Who would you like to be a role model for? Or, what specifically would you...

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Certainty is Created by the Certain

Imagine a horse race where all the runners and riders are raring to go, itching to get started but uncertain which way to go. In this race, there is no clear winning post, nor even a rail to guide them round the course. Nobody is certain in which direction to race....

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Influence Made Easy

Life is complicated enough without us making it more so. While I strongly advocate simplicity, it frequently eludes me in my own work. Except, when I’m coaching. Yesterday was a prime example of this. My client all-but slapped his forehead as yet another simple...

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Agenda Power Explained

Extract from Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done   The issues and priorities you focus your leadership attention on.   What is noticeable about all powerful and influential people is that they have very clear opinions about a whole...

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Grasp Your CONTEXT: Seven Common Mistakes

With the 5Cs of The Influence to Thrive Model, perhaps the one which causes the most problems for people is Grasp Your CONTEXT. This has major consequences because unless you are intimately aware of the context in which you build and implement your vision, you’ll...

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