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Three Ways to Increase Your Influence

Next Level Blog

Even for the most powerful leaders (think of the President of the United States for instance) getting stuff done is more often about influence than it is authority. Leadership Lessons Personal Presence audio Getting Ahead Influence Joel Garfinkle leadership' Click headline to continue.

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How To Get Noticed (and Promoted) at Work.

Rich Gee Group

Action Steps: Regularly brainstorm potential improvements to your team’s processes. Action Steps: Identify key influencers within your organization and find ways to connect with them. How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. Stand out by identifying issues and proposing solutions.

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How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

But unless Winnie the Pooh and Tigger are on your team, shifting that perception of negativity will help you have more influence and contribute your expertise. Here are three shifts you can make in how you respond to ideas that will help you have more influence: 1. First, Affirm. I’d love to hear from you.

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Leadership in Turbulent Times: 9 Ways to Embrace Change

Career Advancement

Lead team brainstorming meetings. Call your team together for a group brainstorming session, asking them all to chime in with ideas for dealing with a specific problem. With a tool like Slack, you can continue the brainstorming exercise after the session is disbanded—good ideas might keep arising after the meeting concludes.

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Businesses Are Unintentionally Limiting Their Innovation

The Horizons Tracker

New research from INSEAD suggests that businesses influence the ideas they receive by giving hints about their preferences. This choice not only revealed the company’s preferences but also influenced future contributions, leading to a flood of similar ideas. Why does this happen? The researchers examined 1.44

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Influencing Creativity and Innovation

Persuasive Powerhouse

So what is your role in influencing creativity and innovation in others? Your best chance of having creative, innovative initiatives will occur with behaviors that: Encourage curiosity: Ask open ended questions, encourage forums where it is easy and safe to brainstorm, and model curiosity for others on your staff.

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Counting Down C-Suite Communication Accelerators – Opportunity #2

Decker Communication

Facts and figures, processes, tasks, financial pressures, and people clamoring for decisions all draw us away from using creative and exciting ways to engage and influence. The key to influencing your audience is not to drown them in facts and figures, but to show up authentic and effective. Advocating brainstorming.