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The ABCs of Stress Management
Current Trends in Executive Selection and Development
For the MBA: Organizational or Entrepreneurial?
How to Fail in Management
The I-Competencies and Leadership
Life's Tough; Life at the Top's a Lot Tougher
Predicting Surgeons' Risk of Lawsuits
The Laws of Influence
When Too Many Smart People Spoil the Team: The Apollo Effect in the Professional Firm
The Foundations of High Performance: The I-Competencies
Selecting Partners Who Fit Your Accounting Firm
Entrepreneurs and Personality
Building an Ethical Culture
Tough-Minded Teamwork: Role Negotiation
Leading in Tough Times
Leading the New Generation: Are the Kids All Right?
The Intersection of Intelligence and Arrogance


Influence for Impact



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Everything one does in an organization is about getting results. It’s why organizations exist. The real measure of success in an organization is how well a person achieves results. To do so, one must be able to influence others. Even the most solitary individual contributors need to have influence so that their contributions will be accepted and therefore have an impact on results.

We all want to understand, persuade and influence others. But how many of us do it well? According to our research, not many! Now you can build the insights and skills to do a better job of it by beginning with the insights, observations and research results offered in the Influence for Impact video and book. The art of influencing is a learned skill. It is a primary quality of every successful leader, although most successful leaders also still need some improvement here.

Influence for Impact is the result of our work with many organizations. The impetus for this book was the observation that many, if not most, successful executives have sometimes-significant gaps in the soft skills of influence and insight. We come to these conclusions after many thousands of psychological assessments of high level executives, developmental assessments of people in high potential programs and extensive experience coaching successful leaders.

The Influence for Impact program is self-paced learning. It includes a self-assessment to help determine your gaps and strengths as a first step to understanding and increasing your power of influence. An invaluable training program, Influence for Impact was designed for maximum effectiveness, retention and impact. These fascinating topics are presented in an accessible and entertaining style and format. This video and book present the practical methodologies, all based solidly on scientific research results, to help you to become more successful in your career and in your life. You may access the full video simply by following the link at the top of the page. The player also offers you access to a PDF version of the book, which you may download for no charge.


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