As a motivated, successful and positive individual, it is all too easy to filter out the reality that not everyone is like you. Of course, everyone should be, shouldn't they? Totally bought into your idea, swelled and inspired by your enthusiasm, swept along with the...
What Is Influence? Some Practical Implications
In my work, it is often easy to forget the simple things ― yet, they are often the most important things. If you want to be influential, a good starting point is being clear on what influence is. We throw words around, but if you pause a moment and pull it apart, you...
Improving Processes for Problem and Conflict Resolution
Usually, if you have managed to achieve high levels of Trust and Credibility and also Communication and Influence, this theme will look after itself. So this last section is deliberately brief because I want you to focus on the first two themes to maximise your...
Improving Communication and Balancing Influence
The first thing to appreciate is that by far the best way to improve on this theme is to make sure you have lots of Trust and Credibility between both sides of the relationship. The first theme forms an unavoidable prerequisite to successful Communication and...
Relationship Theme Indicator Summary
Elsewhere we have looked in detail at the key features required in any successful large-scale relationship. This included summarising the indicators which would suggest that each theme was present or absent within the relationship. To help with your research and...
Exercise: Quick Quality Analysis of Your Business Relationships
As you are working to improve your business relationships, you can use this exercise to give you a quick heads-up on those which are most important to you. As you grow in influence, this way of thinking will soon become second nature. Make sure to also link this in to...
