If you’ve got this far, my job now is to push you on to the next step because most people end up continuing to ruminate over all their ideas without landing a concrete decision about what they are going to shoot for. True, you may not yet be at … [Continue reading]
When Opportunity Stops Knocking
At one point or another, if you have built your career on opportunities that just happened along – handy coincidences, good fortune – at some point they'll stop. They won't come along any more. You'll be regarded as being over the hill, out of … [Continue reading]
Getting to Know Your Tomorrow
Now we get to the part where you can start to play. Let your imagination run riot. Remind yourself of the things that give you the most stimulation, excitement and enjoyment (at work). It is also the time when you will begin to realise where … [Continue reading]
Courting Opposition is a Wise Move
No opponents. Go find them. Seriously! When I am showing people how to use my stakeholder mapping tool, one of the things I alert them to is the problem of having no critics or opponents. If you look at the four boxes, we're talking about the … [Continue reading]
Your Most Important Stakeholder
Without doubt, the most important stakeholder that you have whenever it comes to influence – is you. Think about it. When you're completing your stakeholder map you map out all of the powerful people, all of the people that can have an impact. … [Continue reading]
Making Friends with Your Today
As you will see in a moment, this part of the Blueprint for an Exciting Adventure at Work is core. Changes you make here will, in time, be seen as the turning point for you – because it concerns the way you are relating to your work, responding to … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
Blueprint for an Exciting Adventure at Work
One of my core beliefs is that anyone can create a working life experience that is an exciting adventure – if they empower themselves with greater influence. And part of my exciting adventure is making this a reality for others, regardless of … [Continue reading]
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: … [Continue reading]
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