How often have you tried to exercise influence by making a logical and persuasive case for your self and utterly failed to convince the person you needed to influence? At Barnes & Conti, we’ve long maintained that successful influence is…
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Article: Recent Google Study of Successful Managerial Skills Now Includes Influence
What makes a great boss? Google has been asking this question for the past 10 years. According to this article, Google identified eight key behaviors back in 2008 and began training their managers accordingly. Google has been studying and restudying…
Article: Managing Generational Tension
Much has been written about millennials in the workplace, and “generational tension” or “generational issues.” Here’s an article that suggests that while different generations are indeed different, the key to managing any kind of tension that arises is to make…
Posted in communication skills, Difficult Skills, Exercising Influence, Influence, leadership, Uncategorized Tagged with: communication, influence behaviors, influence skills, leadership
Article: Influence and Change Management
Gregg Brown is not just a published author and change management specialist, he is a long-time friend and facilitator for Barnes & Conti. In this article, he makes a case that in order to manage change efficiently, two of the…
Posted in Change Management, Exercising Influence, Influence, leadership, Problem solving, Strategic Thinking Tagged with: Change Management, influence, Problem solving, Strategic Thinking
Harness Your Influence Power by Setting Goals
So you need to influence your coworker. Have you stopped to ask yourself about your influence goals? No? Being an effective influencer means developing a long-term and a short-term goal before you influence your target. For example, your long-term goal…
Posted in Exercising Influence, Influence, Short-Term Goals Tagged with: Criteria for Influence Goals, influence, Long-Term Goal, Power, Short-Term Goal