The right to be heard is earned. Forget leading when no one is listening.
You earn the right to be heard with your ears.
You earn the right to be heard by saying something worth hearing.
Gain a reputation for wisdom. Here’s how…
You can’t influence people who are protecting themselves from you.
Ethical influence requires free response. You can’t pressure someone into being influenced.
Everything you do that causes people to protect themselves corrodes influence.
This post explains 5 ways leaders corrode their influence and 5 ways leaders enable responsiveness.
When I was a kid mom said, “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?“ Looking back, adults were just as susceptible to peer pressure as we were. Maybe more. Celebrities… Continue reading
Helen Keller: Helen Keller died June 1, 1968, but she lives. The Helen Keller Institute served approximately 300 million people last year. In 1904 Helen Keller graduated cum laude from Radcliffe. The first… Continue reading
“… financial advisors are 37% more likely to commit misconduct if they encounter a new co-worker with a history of misconduct.” HBR “… individuals tend to mirror the food choices of others in… Continue reading
Miss Hisler summoned Stephen King to the principal’s office because he had written and sold a horror story to his classmates. He earned over nine dollars in one day. Each copy went for… Continue reading
