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BRODY has taught thousands of people how to market themselves in our Ignite Your Personal Brand: Market Your MAGIC workshop. We tell participants: Don’t be the world’s best-kept secret. Stop waiting for others to notice your skills, and tell them...

In our increasingly cross-functional business environment, the ability to Influence without Authority is essential. Due to flatter management structures, cross-functional work teams, and virtual partnerships, we are spending more time trying to...

You probably have heard the expression, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

When two companies with strong corporate identities and cultures merge, the result can be confusing for the employees who remain.

Change — whether structural, cultural, or both — can make or break an organization. That’s because change pushes us all out of our comfort zones. In high-stress, high-stakes environments, it’s only natural that rapid, ongoing change creates...

In our most recent blog series, we explored how the ability to influence others is essential, regardless of your role -- and it requires a mastery of connection, clarity, and communication.

Our recent blog series has covered the importance of connection and clarity to influencing those around us. These two pillars of influence help us build strong personal connections, with clarity around our objectives. The next step is...

Have you ever tried to influence someone, only to fail?

My health insurance agent recently recommended that I change my healthcare policy. I asked him, “If you were me, would you switch to this new policy?” He replied, “I already switched to the same policy myself.”