A key skill relevant to leaders at all levels is the ability to positively influence people in such a way that others seek to follow you and act willingly —as opposed to complying with your orders because of the “authority” you hold from the organisation. We discussed this last week as we reviewed how we could influence more using stories, emption and benefit to convince people.… Read more
Build your credibility and then pass the microphone to others
A key skill relevant to leaders at all levels is the ability to positively influence people in such a way that others follow you and act willingly —as opposed to complying because of the “authority” you hold from the organisation. We discussed this last week as we reviewed how we should flex our preferred social style to work with the preferred styles of others to positively influence them towards change.… Read more
To influence, take people on a journey.
I’m working more and more on assisting companies improve their skills of persuasion, inside their organisations.
This is definitely a key skill relevant to leaders at all levels. the ability to positively influence people in such a way that others follow you and act willingly —as opposed to complying because of the “authority” you hold from the organisation- is more and more sought after. … Read more
Managing Boards for Peak Performance
This is the last in a series of five articles about Boards of Directors- about building a board, identifying what a Board should do, selecting board members and how to spot and stop dysfunction.
A recent piece of research I read had an interesting recommendation- cut down on Board members.
The research suggested that, the number of directors has a strong correlation to company performance.… Read more
