Power • Influence • Impact
According to my philosophy of influence, you will move rapidly towards your goal if you have clarity about what you want to achieve. Simple yes? Well, no. In theory, developing a goal to focus the Stakeholder Influence Process on is easy enough. Just pick a top...
It is some time since I last wrote specifically about power here. The topic has not gone away, far from it. Power remains a central part of the way I look at the world, and how I help people with integrity to influence more effectively. Regardless of what you are...
Why the attitudes that once served you may now be working against you.
Most professionals have strong feelings about organisational politics. Those feelings are shaping their results in ways they rarely examine.
Now, as we approach the end of this series of articles, it occurs to me that I have missed a rather obvious part of this development theme. How could your reputational ambitions extend beyond your organisation? This is important because it can enable you to...
In the lead article for this series () I laid out six areas which have to be considered in order to be able to make significant progress towards establishing your reputation in a tough organisation,...
You now need to begin to build a list of potential sponsors. Who are the key people who can help you to achieve your reputational impact? In effect, sponsors and advocates are the people who you need to sing your praises. You can’t do it all yourself and the more...