When you're starting to think about building your reputation, one of the things that is really important to consider of the answer is exactly where is it you want to build your reputation. This can make a huge difference to the sort of things that you are going to...

“Work can be an exciting adventure if you empower yourself with greater influence” The purpose of the Blueprint for an Exciting Adventure at Work is to help you to transform the way you look at the world, your world. It is not a linear process, but one that you jump...

One of the surprising shortcuts to influence is to construct or articulate what you want to happen in terms that relate to a powerful person and how they believe they are powerful. If you can show them that by saying yes to you, they will become more powerful, aka...

No opponents. Go find them. Seriously! When I am showing people how to use my stakeholder mapping tool, one of the things I alert them to is the problem of having no critics or opponents. If you look at the four boxes, we're talking about the dimensions of agreement...

One of my core beliefs is that anyone can create a working life experience that is an exciting adventure – if they empower themselves with greater influence. And part of my exciting adventure is making this a reality for others, regardless of their starting point....

This is a very popular phrase in organisational life: "I don't do politics" How many times do you hear it? How many times have you used it? Ah, there we are then. If you affirmed the second question, I think you are making a big mistake. What is the probability that...