Category: Influence
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“It’s not about you, it’s about the audience”
Lee Child is the multimillion selling author of the Jack Reacher series of novels. When Lee was 14, his drama school teacher changed his life. “It is not about you, it is about the audience”. In a recent episode of the High Performance Podcast, author Lee Child spoke of the impact his drama teacher had…
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Leaders Must Develop 2 Skills in the People around Them
If you are a leader, you need to work on developing 2 skills in the people around you: Influence and Decision Making. The Importance of Influence Skills Without the people around you learning how to influence others, they will always need your involvement to get anything done. Read more on Influence 18 Influence Methods to…
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What are you “best in the room” at?
I heard David Meerman Scott share this question in a recent Elevate podcast episode with host Bob Glazer. He was asked by someone “Imagine you are in a room with 2,000 people. What could you confidently say you are the best in the room at?” Take a moment to reflect on this question. I imagined…
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How to Get Paid to Speak
“Your ability to communicate with others will account for fully 85% of your success in your business and in your life.” Brian Tracy Imagine being paid well to travel the world and share your message with people that want to hear you speak? If something in that question resonates, this post might be helpful. Today,…
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Networking for Leaders
A Strong personal network doesn’t just happen. An attitude of service might just be the most important thing you can bring to the table. If you are interested in networking you might also like 9 Habits to Develop a Strong Network and The #1 Reason you don’t have a strong Network.
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The 5 Choices that will Change your Life
Caroline Myss shares 5 Choices that will Transform your Life: Tell Truth (not Lies)Â Share Wisdom (not Woe) Take Risks (not Play Safe) Choose New Words (never use “entitled”, “blame”, “deserve”) Choose to Bless your Day
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There are no “They”
This video comes from the foothills of the Wicklow mountains, near my parent’s house in Dublin. I was teaching at the UCD Smurfit Business School and then spent the weekend down in Wexford at the opera festival. My parent’s have been big supporters of this festival over the last 20 years and it was important…
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The 4 Types of Audience for your Speech
This video is about 4 different types of audience that you can face as a speaker and how to adjust your objectives and manner of engagement to each of these distinct audience groups. The 4 Types of Audience There are four types of audience, and consequent persuasive strategy that you can come upon when you…
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How to influence people who are close to you
How can you influence people who are close to you without impacting the quality of your relationship? What do you do to influence a behaviour of your child? How do you speak to a friend with an addiction that is affecting their life? How can you help a family member with a poor habit that…
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The Formula for Changing People
There is formula for changing people. Doctor Malik Mohammed shared this wisdom with the EO Global Leadership Academy last week in Washington, USA. If you are to change someone’s behaviour patterns, two things are necessary. Learn more about Dr Malik Mohammed and watch Dr Malik Mohammed speaking.