Influence

To empower your team members is much more than delegation. Empowering is about letting your own power go! Empower! The very word is rich with significance. You remember the last time someone recognized you this way? How did you feel then? Wonderful feeling!…

I am totally indebted to my good friend Bob Nicoll , author of the excellent book "Remember The Ice" for this Paradigm Shift. I urge you to get a copy of his book, as it has for many others, it will change your life and success! A true story... "Don't run…

Influence is a two-way street. Everything you do and say has some influence on others - you are part of their external environment. You even exert a small degree of gravitational force on others; indeed, you exert gravitational force on the planet! Not a…

There are, according to John C. Maxwell, five levels of influence - each with their own rights and each with their power to influence. Level 1 - Position This is when you have the positional authority (aka power) over someone else and they have to follow…

Are you at cause for influencing yourself to greater things or are you at the effect of others, the environment and the outside world? In golf, there are only two things that affect your game. Yes, sorry, just the two things. The first is physics. The golf…

When we ask this question in our workshops, we are usually met with blank stares at first. I call them ‘blank stares’ because to be looked at as if you are completely off your trolley isn’t something I choose to reinforce. The first response from that…

Earlier, we looked at the 5 levels of Influence. Now, where would you like to be with yourself? Most likely level 3, 4 or 5 I'll guess that this is one level beyond your current level. So how?Well, that's the seed planted. If you are at level 1 - struggling…

Delegate the fun stuff! Many of you will have already read an article of mine called "Loosen Your Grip to Stay in Control!" Well, one of the areas that many of my coaching clients struggle with is effective delegation. So, this LeaderShift!, I'm going to…

Influence investigates the causes of human change - whether that change is a behavior, an attitude, or a belief. Inducing a change in behavior is called compliance.Inducing a change in attitude is called persuasion.Inducing a change in belief is called either…