Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were seeing a shift to more business being conducted virtually. Difficult communications such as negotiations have not been spared from this shift.
August 30, 2018
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...
May 30, 2018
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.”
December 08, 2016
My great-grandmother was a runner. Before her 10th birthday my great-grandmother was a child-spy, tasked with running between villages to warn that “The Cossacks are coming.”
July 22, 2016
The Republican National Convention offered a chance to examine our ability to influence others in the workplace.
October 05, 2015
Whether our office (and title) resides on the C level or not, influencing is an integral part of our daily lives and perhaps more importantly, our careers.
April 30, 2015
A recent participant in a BRODY training program contacted me last week via e-mail.
October 28, 2013
In my last post, I mentioned three of the main foundational building blocks of influence: competence, clarity, and relationships.
October 21, 2013
Why would others want to collaborate, cooperate or unite with you and your mission or project? Because of your influence!
October 18, 2013
Once upon a time in American business, corporations were structured around a very strict hierarchy...
