…allowing yourself to be influenced is the best way to improve your own influencing skills.
This article provides 3 easy ways to help you do just that while building trust with the people you want to influence.
How To Help People Release Fear And Embrace Change
In this post, I provide 2 principles, 2 questions and 2 actions to help you understand your fears so you can release them and embrace change…
If you lead and manage people, you often need to look below the surface to uncover the real but hidden thoughts and feelings…
Once aware of where your people are, you can plan and implement effective interventions for a healthy workforce that can survive and thrive in times of change.
How To Motivate People Without The Jedi Mind Sh!t
“…to motivate someone to bring their best performance to a task, remember these 3 things –
If people feel you value their goals, they’ll be motivated to help you with yours.
Asking questions is the key to understanding someone’s needs and goals.
The more you tailor your words and actions to their needs and goals, the more influence you have.”
4 Proven Ways To Ask Powerful Questions For Better Results
To improve the results of your direct reports and key partners, you need to start asking better questions.
And not just any questions – Powerful questions that lead to better results.
How To Master The Paradoxical World Of Leadership (Part 2)
You can’t be everything for everybody. Some reports will find you too directive, others not enough. However, you can listen to feedback and adjust your style when needed.
In everything you do, seek to understand first and act second. There is no right way to lead your team or group. It is as unique as every individual in it. Therefore, your paradoxes and the balance you need to find for each of them will look differently than mine.
In parts 1 and 2 I have presented 7 which I consider most relevant to people managers working right now. Apply the relevant tips and examples as needed.
How To Successfully Implement Change The Human Way (part 3): Practice SMART Communication
FUN FACTOR. “…as psychological researchers discover more about how the human brain works, we’re gaining insights into exactly how to crank up the enjoyment factor…” - Laura Vanderkam, Fast Company. "THE SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN WAY TO HAVE THE BEST VAC ...
6 Powerful Behaviors to Facilitate Positive Change
Change comes about as a result of accepting what is, rather than a striving to be different (Beisser 1970). This was the key idea I presented in the LinkedIn Pulse article, "3 Powerful Steps to Embrace the Change Paradox". For any team leader or man ...