Power • Influence • Impact

Certainty is Created by the Certain

Imagine a horse race where all the runners and riders are raring to go, itching to get started but uncertain which way to go. In this race, there is no clear winning post, nor even a rail to guide them round the course. Nobody is certain in which direction to race....

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If You Go Looking for a Fight at Work…

One thing I've learned over the years is that quite often you get what you expect to get. This is especially so when it comes to what you expect to get from other people. Are you setting yourself up for a fight, failure, or success? If You Go Looking for a Fight at...

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The Secret to Making the Politics Easy

To make handling the politics easy, the very best thing you can do is get curious. Why? Because you have a lot of work to do. Only when you have done that work will it become easy. That work involves building relationships, understanding agendas, considering...

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Want to Handle the Politics? Become More Sociable

Your ability to handle the politics is directly determined by the quality of your relationships. Raise the quality and you will automatically become better equipped to engage effectively with the political dynamics swirling around you. Here's why... Want to Handle the...

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Do You Trust the Data?

Virtually all data presented today is biased towards the presenter’s agenda. This bias manifests in selective data, convenient data contexts, opinion masquerading as data and narrative delivered as objective fact. Which is a major problem when you need to make a...

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Curiosity and the Necessary Evil of Office Politics

When you hear the term "Office Politics" how do you react? Do you shrink away and try to avoid the topic? Even if you don't like it, you cannot dodge it if you want to be successful (in any way you care to define it). So, how can you adopt the optimum attitude so that...

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