You are the new kid on the block. All eyes are on you, and you want to make a good impression. After all, your aim as a leader is to make a change to your new environment. Your influential leadership is put to the test. Leadership requires influence to accomplish [...]
Talking about inspiring leaders. Here's how. With the company's income statement, on the one hand, you can't help but place the other hand on your head in frustration. Your annual target revenue seems like a distant goal. In this situation, you know that you have your work cut out for [...]
The pandemic hits. Many companies need to up its game, and leaders find themselves at a crossroads. One’s leadership influence is put on the spotlight. As lockdowns and quarantines were implemented, many business transactions and operations were put on hold. As a leader, you face many dilemmas. For a leader, [...]
How do I become an influential storyteller? In my experience of training storytelling, I have found the power is in the little things; the building blocks that make up every story. The storytelling techniques that bring stories to life. Storytelling techniques are the building blocks of stories But storytelling [...]
Without positional power, influencing without authority is a crucial skill. 76% of people working in large organisations say bureaucratic behaviours decide who gets ahead, according to one survey mentioned by McKinsey. In other words, people are constantly competing for positional power so that they can get ahead because they know [...]
When you need people to do things for you, I’m sure you hope they are motivated. If you’re a manager, you’ll want your team to be motivated. If you’re hiring a freelancer, you’ll want them to be motivated. And if you’re about to go under for surgery, then you’ll sure [...]
When you go to a bank to get money out, you can only get money out if you’ve already got money in the account. If your account is zero, and you still ask the bank clerk for money, they’ll laugh at you and tell you to go away! Now imagine [...]
In my time as a trainer, I have come across far too many people who believe they cannot say “NO” to people at work. They normally believe: It’s rude to say “NO”You can’t say “NO” to senior peopleSaying “NO” is a sign of being irresponsible These beliefs are wrong. In [...]
Have you ever heard “inspirational” phrases like the following: Believe in yourself Be in the moment Don’t quit Open your mind I’m sure you’ve seen a lot of them. And I’m pretty sure hardly any of them have inspired you to action beyond anything more tham simply nodding your head [...]
How do I grab your attention? By screaming loudly in your face? By phoning you every hour? By spamming your email inbox with lots of adverts? I’m sure you’ve experienced people using those tactics on you, and I’m sure they didn’t work. If anything they just annoyed you. To influence [...]