A few articles ago I pointed out that one of the most common influencing mistakes is . Allied to that is another mistake ― giving up too easily. Many people can think through situations, develop great strategies and even begin to put them into … [Continue reading]
Alternative Influencing Tactics
Most people bowl into influencing with their tried and tested techniques, without thinking about how suitable they may be to the individual about to be influenced and the situation they are in. In the last article, I alluded to making a definite … [Continue reading]
Safeguarding Your Reputation Building
As you begin to create a disturbance with your reputation building, others may become uncomfortable with the change in the way you are operating. The status quo has gone, and they may be more, or less, happy with the new challenge you are … [Continue reading]
Ruffling Feathers and Due Diligence
In the last article () I alluded to the idea that you need to step into your new reputation as soon as possible, and begin to live it. This means you will begin to do things differently and start to appear as a slightly different person. … [Continue reading]
A Healthy Dose of Obsession
Obsession is frequently defined along the lines of: “The domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image or desire.” If you want to build a reputation, becoming a little obsessive about it is a good thing. The trouble with most … [Continue reading]
Preparing to Influence Others
No amount of strategy can avoid the need at some point to actually do some influencing. Okay, you may have developed a great strategy which involves getting others to do the heavy lifting; however, you still have to influence them in the first place. … [Continue reading]
Behaving with Distinction
By now you should have developed a real sense of the reputation you want to create, the brand you want to establish and the impression you wish to create (if not, see refer back using the links in the reading list). Now it is time to work out how to … [Continue reading]
Understanding the Bigger Picture
In the last article (), I asked you to map out all the groups that are involved in your arena — that will be essential in helping you to gain the most from this article. Any attempt to understand your arena will falter if you don’t first know its … [Continue reading]
Building a Healthy Network
Nothing worthwhile can be influenced unless you have a network. The bigger your goal or purpose, the bigger your network needs to be, or at least, the more powerful its members need to be. And unless you have volume first, you’re not going to find … [Continue reading]
Failing to Attempt Influence
There are many common mistakes when it comes to influencing. In the work I do, arguably the most common one I see is that of not knowing what you want to achieve (I covered this in the first article in this series, ). Another important one to watch … [Continue reading]
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