Allowing yourself to be influenced is the best way to improve your own influencing skills. This article provides 3 actionable tips to help you do just that.
HOW TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE WITHOUT THE JEDI MIND SHIT
“The key to getting your employees to give high performance is to understand what motivates them.” – Chris Roebuck, author Lead to Succeed. FACT OR ALTERNATIVE FACT? Is this one man’s opinion or is it the truth? Consider these ...
How to Ask Powerful Questions that Lead to the Right Results
Want to show your superiors that you’re a STRATEGIC THINKER? Want to motivate your direct reports to bring their BEST PERFORMANCE? When speaking to a key customer, want to get the RIGHT INFORMATION? If you answered yes to any of these, you ne ...
Zen and the Art of Persuasion ~ 5 Common Sense Strategies to Boost Your Powers of Persuasion
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH "Hmmm…interesting. Let me think about that." "Ummm…I’m not sure about that." "No, I don’t think I can go along with that." As great as your idea might be, people are not always ready to accept it. As illustrated in the abov ...
Good End, Bad Means: 3 Powerful Lessons Via Hollywood
Ray Donovan is a fixer. When one of Hollywood’s rich and stupid makes a mess, he cleans it up. We’re not talking about dirty dishes. Ray’s in a bind. His ex-con father owes big money to the Armenian mob. And Mrs. Minassian and her boys are losing patie ...
How To Cultivate CURIOSITY ~ The Powerful Force Behind Innovation
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT From Einstein’s Theory of Relativity to Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom, the evidence that curiosity was the driving force behind many great creations is indisputable. Mr. Disney even called it the key to his company’s succe ...
How To Lead A Difficult Conversation In A Way That Builds Trust
“I’ve noticed that you’ve been late on a few deadlines recently. Your motivation also seems to be quite low in our weekly meetings. My concern is that this is affecting your performance. Do you have any thoughts on where my observations might be coming ...