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Influencers Wanted

Coaching Tip

are seeking out "influencers" among their employees who are particularly well-connected and trusted by their peers. The influencers reap benefits, too: more money, promotions and opportunities to rub shoulders with top executives. Influencer Traits. Influencers Sell Well. and Cisco Systems Inc. Competitive Advantage.

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Industry Leaders Who Influenced Me During 2014

Eric Jacobson

Thanks to these incredibly talented individuals who published excellent content that taught me so much during 2014: Tanveer Naseer - Leadership Coach, Speaker & Writer. Debbie Laskey - A friend and a person with a keen sense of how to market successfully, Debbie posts about marketing, management and leadership.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Over time the philosophies become well-understood.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Over time the philosophies become well-understood.

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The Books That Impacted My Life In 2014

Joseph Lalonde

They know they need to be consuming the thoughts of others so they can expand their influence. In 2014, I read a lot. Let’s start off with the physical books I read in 2014. YouTility: Why Smart Marketing Is About Help Not Hype by Jay Baer – Bear wrote an amazing book on why helping is the new marketing.

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Decision makers vs. Influencers

Strategy Driven

decision makers for each sale, and ‘unknown’ influencers. Yet there is no difference between ‘decision makers’ and ‘influencers’. If you want to move and your daughter is in her last year of high school, is she a decision maker or an influencer? Then you can influence the entire decision path, not just the back end.

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Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

He has presided over a dramatic turnaround, catapulting Scripps from near bankruptcy to a dominant market position. Question : How much of a person''s positive morale is based on that individual versus the influence of the organization where they work? Over time the philosophies become well-understood.

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