An Effective Leader Leads by Influence, not Authority
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MAY 28, 2020
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Six Channels of Influence: How to Navigate Them Effectively
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AUGUST 9, 2014
Guest post by Willy Steiner The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. He is like a float … Continue reading → Integrity Purpose authority influence success vision'
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Motivating and influencing your teams
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JANUARY 14, 2019
You’ve nailed the vision, and built the foundation of trust, now you need to motivate your teams. The success of your product depends on the work they (engineering, UX/design, marketing, sales, etc.) In nearly all cases, the individuals on … Continue reading →
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The power of influence
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
At the heart of most problems that occur in business settings you find the following: Lack of influence Poor teamwork Mediocre productivity. Use positive influence to drive to a mutually beneficial result. At the core of the problem lies a lack of effective communication, which tends to show up in one of two ways: silence or violence.
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How do you win the war for talent?
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NOVEMBER 8, 2014
Guest post by Sarah Sladek About 40 years ago, shortly after the Baby Boomers (1946-1964) were born, demographers and industry leaders realized that someday this generation of 78 million Americans would retire and the nation would experience a shortage of … Continue reading → Team Building Techology Trust collaboration competition culture (..)
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Three leadership questions
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DECEMBER 29, 2012
How will you influence those you lead? Great leaders have an uncanny ability to influence others. It’s important to focus your influence in positive areas that will build others. Building trust, exercising positive influence and showing confidence are key skills for developing successful products.
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Leadership styles for directing small teams
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MAY 22, 2019
For most product managers, the people they lead work on different teams and the individuals they need to influence don’t report to them. Leadership differs depending on the size of the group you’re leading. Regardless of whether the people you … Continue reading →
How leaders create happy customers and great results
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MARCH 13, 2014
… Continue reading → Leadership Trust customer satisfaction influence responsibility' Is it really possible for one (or a few) people to make a major difference in the results of a big organization?
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Are you building a great organization?
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JULY 27, 2013
The Product Management Perspective: As a product manager you have the opportunity to build great products and have a very positive influence on your overall organization. Your influence can go a long way to building a great company. Becoming a decisive leader. —.
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170 Valuing the Differences of Others
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DECEMBER 22, 2012
I discovered that even though my values and opinions remained basically the same, my influence with my new friends increased. Because their influence is felt, their leadership is more highly regarded. Because I was willing to extend this courtesy to them, they returned the favor to me. Authentic Leadership. The Big Picture.
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Guest Post: How non-leaders can lead
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
John C Maxwell defined leadership when he said, “The true measure of leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less.” Maxwell has correctly identified that leadership is not just about traits, position, personality and experience; it’s more about having an ability to influence people by maintaining integrity and trustworthiness.
How to Encourage Team Members to Lead
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JUNE 15, 2013
Forbes.com defines leadership as “a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal.” Lindsay Traiman writes on behalf of Dale Carnegie Training, a company founded on the principles of the famous speaker and author of “ How to Win Friends and Influence People.”
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Key elements of leadership and product management
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AUGUST 17, 2013
The Product Management Perspective: As a product manager you have the opportunity to build great products and have a very positive influence on your overall organization. Your influence can go a long way to building a great company. Leadership Product Management / Marketing product direction product manager products responsibility'
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Influential leadership
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JANUARY 26, 2013
One of the marks of great leaders is their influence on other people. We all know people who have helped us get to where we are today. Their ultimate goal was to help us become more successful and achieve more than they have achieved. It might seem like taking the time to help others be [.]
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160 How do you build the right culture in your company?
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JANUARY 22, 2014
The Product Management Perspective: The products your company sells influence the company culture. The biggest influence comes from how well your product serves its market, and how your customers feel about/react to the product. It’s not so much about what the product does, or that it’s cool, futuristic or forward-looking.
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Working with others
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MARCH 10, 2012
Use your positive influence to drive to a mutually beneficial results. When problems arise, go to the source and tackle issues head-on. Listen to what other people say and be willing to make changes based on their feedback.
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165 Do you show gratitude?
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JANUARY 4, 2014
Having gratitude for those who help you become successful influences them to do more to help your cause. Showing gratitude will make you a more effective leader: Gratitude develops success: Your success ultimately hinges on collaboration with others. Gratitude opens doors: Opportunities often arrive from unexpected sources.
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Five myths about leadership
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DECEMBER 28, 2009
John Maxwell — author of the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership — does a masterful job of explaining the leadership principle of influence through the five myths about leadership: The Management Myth: Management focuses on maintaining systems and processes. Influential leadership is about influencing people to follow.
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MARCH 9, 2013
The Product Management Perspective: The way in which product managers see their world – their ‘paradigm’ – influences their effectiveness as a leader. I promise you will achieve more success in everything you do. —. They can take the ‘victim’ approach or the ‘agent/hero’ approach.
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253 Leadership and confidence
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AUGUST 3, 2013
His teachings and influence are making a considerable impact on my son’s efforts to become a championship ballroom dancer. —. Much of what I have learned about confidences comes from his book and from personal interactions with him. Full disclosure: I know Dr. Manning and consider him a dear friend.
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Leadership — what you leave
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OCTOBER 20, 2010
The results of their success carry forward through the people they have influenced over the years. – The Product Management Perspective: Product managers have a great opportunity to lead and influence others in their company. They put as their first concern the growth and development of the people with whom they interact.
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5 steps to remembering names (the first time)
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MAY 26, 2012
You will see noticeable improvements in your relationships and your ability to positively influence people. —. As you meet someone new and go through these steps, look carefully at the person’s face and other features that will help you associate the name with that individual. Make the effort to know them by name.
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Defining Your Leadership Role
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
A leader must always be on point with their influence onto others and also be willing to adapt accordingly if things are veering off in another direction. Take stock in principles discussed above and use them as motivation to improve your leadership influence in your organization.
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JANUARY 11, 2014
This comes from Michael Hyatt , one of my favorite leadership experts, who’s all about helping leaders leverage their influence. An impressive resource I found recently is The Best Year Ever , a 5-day series of videos and worksheets that will help you plan your year effectively.
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150 Lead by Example
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
Here are five ways you can lead by example and influence your team to innovate and succeed every time: 1. But in the end, when you lead by example, you set the tone for your team and create a culture in your department and office. Communicate Effectively. Open communication is one of the most important aspects of solid team cohesiveness.
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OCTOBER 27, 2012
The Product Management Perspective: As a product manager you have a major influence on all those responsible for creating, marketing and selling your products. While you do not manage those individuals, you can have a major effect on their productivity and success.
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200 How do leaders deal with change?
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OCTOBER 12, 2013
Look to the future: Your attitude towards change will determine how it influences you. Lead out in facing the moment and dealing with it head-on. Others will follow and they will appreciate you for your efforts. If you worry and fret about what is happening, it will have a negative affect.
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Book Review: Trust Agents
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AUGUST 14, 2010
Making connections and gaining people’s trust is the premise of the book Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust. They connect people together and use their influence to find resources and complete projects faster. I like the authors’ definition of trust: confidence and faith.
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Tips for Motivating Employees
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JULY 20, 2013
The Product Management Perspective: As a product manager you have a major influence on all those responsible for creating, marketing and selling your products. She and her team practice yoga and meditation every morning and, on Fridays, they all get together to have lunch to brainstorm and relax.
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Qualities of a Good Business Leader
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OCTOBER 6, 2012
His influences include Bill Gates and his older brother, Paul. —. If you’re not feeling sincere, make the necessary changes and improvements until you are. William Lewis is a contributing writer and MBA graduate who has successfully created and sold two businesses thus far, and who is currently heading his third.
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Managing performers and potentials – 3 steps
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AUGUST 31, 2012
However, you can have an influence on the type of talent your organization hires by recommending people you know and trust. He reports on trends, technology, and best practices in talent management, with work featured on Forbes, Business Insider, Information Weekly, and the NY Times. —.
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Conversations that win
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APRIL 28, 2012
You’ll learn why grabbers, big pictures and 3D props help your stories come to life, and how the right conversations pique the most important part of the brain that influences decision-making. The authors call this “the hammock” and give great methods of helping you keep your listeners engaged.
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Five rules for executive product leadership
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
having key influence in the company) should be a high priority for product executives. Make sure your team has adequate budget to do their work (somehow this aspect seems to get overlooked; PM never has enough budget for travel and other key responsibilities). Gaining a seat at the executive table (i.e.,
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Book Review: The Fearless Mind
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OCTOBER 13, 2012
His teachings and influence are making a considerable impact on my son’s efforts to become a championship ballroom dancer. —. Manning’s five steps will help you focus on what you need to change to become a master. Don’t hesitate, get a copy of the book and begin developing a fearless mind.
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What matters in 2010?
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DECEMBER 15, 2009
They want to engage, to interact and to get you more involved.&# -Seth Godin “Leadership is more than influence. .&# Here are a few of the thought-provoking ideas: “If you make a difference, people will gravitate to you. It is about reminding people of what it is we are trying to build—and why it matters.
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Book Review: Without Warning
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AUGUST 8, 2009
The power of influence: The goal of a CAP initiative is to influence. Allow anger — avoid fear: Fear leads people to avoidance. Anger, if channeled correctly, will motivate people to solve problems. Bringing silent problems out into the open makes them silent no longer.
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100 Lead with integrity
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Trust Tagged: | character , honesty , Integrity , John Wooden , truthfulness « The power of influence Creating leaders » Like Be the first to like this post. .&# Live with integrity; lead with integrity.
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Guest Post: The New Psychology of Leadership
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APRIL 3, 2011
In a relatively new book called The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence, and Power , the authors take a completely different approach. From examining the lives of different noted leaders to distilling specific personality traits that researchers think constitute sound leadership, the emphasis is always on the individual.
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169 Hire your replacement
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FEBRUARY 3, 2010
These principles still apply because, as a PM, you are a member of the team and have influence on the people who are hired on to the team. . — The Product Management Perspective: Product managers are most often leaders by nature; however, they most often do not have anyone reporting directly to them.
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159 Leadership and Product Management
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DECEMBER 6, 2010
Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently. Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things.
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Book Review: It's Not Just Who You Know
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NOVEMBER 6, 2010
Fifth Floor: These relationships go well beyond Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends & Influence People. At this level we’ve learned to work through conflicts, and we respond in ways that show we value the relationship for its own sake. In these relationships, vulnerability, authenticity, trust and loyalty are off the charts.
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Clear leadership
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FEBRUARY 6, 2010
I’m aware of times when leadership comes from people who do not have positional leadership, but who have significant influence. (result oriented) Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on February 7, 2010 at 6:02 pm said: Excellent points. Most often these people are recognized as leaders (as point 2.
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133 Book Review: The Pursuit of Something Better
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OCTOBER 16, 2009
Jack Rooney realized that the main influence on how front-line employees treated customers was the way their leaders treated them.
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100 Building your position
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MAY 18, 2009
You can garner these from buyers, community influences, and press articles. Continually add to your brand equity by doing more, caring more, contributing more. Form alliances and advisory boards. Use endorsements and testimonials properly and often. Hire the best. Pay them richly. But pay them mostly on performance.
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