Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

He was on a succession plan for the C-suite and was looking to strengthen his executive leadership skills. Becoming a Manager. 5 Things New Managers Should Focus on First. New Managers Need a Philosophy About How They’ll Lead. New Managers Don’t Have to Have All the Answers. You and Your Team Series.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

In providing research and developing training programs for various large corporations about managing change, we find that the biggest stumbling block for employees from top-down is lack of buy-in. Top executives have the vision, but often fail to get buy-in from managers who have to carry out the change initiative.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

That’s the same strategy that well-known psychologist Robert Cialdini discovered in his early research on door-to-door fundraising campaigns for the United Way. Cialdini told me in an interview for my forthcoming book. Career planning Managing yourself Networking' Because how can you say no if even a penny is acceptable?”

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Traditional influencing theory — as expounded, for example, by Robert Cialdini in Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion — offers “invoking authority” as a way to persuade others to support things that are new to them. PILOT PROJECT: Another of the major methods of persuasion outlined by Robert Cialdini is the “principle of consistency.”

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2013

But the best plan, of course, is to ensure we''re vigilant upfront about conveying our expertise — and that if we falter in an encounter, we move quickly to correct those misimpressions. Career planning Managing yourself Networking' Some people begin to doubt themselves: should I actually be going back to graduate school?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

We make annual resolutions, detailed daily plans, and to-do lists, but we do so as individuals — generally not sharing those plans or planning jointly with those closest to us. Couples in committed, long-term relationships often see each other every day, but rarely plan or set resolutions together.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2015

According to psychologist Robert Cialdini, the answer is to find a commonality with the other person as quickly as possible. Running Meetings (20-Minute Manager Series). Managing People Book. Shortly after meeting her, I followed up with an email, asking how she’d managed to land the speaking engagement.

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