Instinctive Influencers

Episode 59 - Tactics of Influence

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Episode 59 – Tactics of Influence

Influencing others is a powerful tool essential for every leader to develop to be successful. Join Brian & Ed in the process of learning these tactics, it will create a healthier, more productive atmosphere of collaboration in the workplace, where everyone can win, and work is done effectively and efficiently. It’s important to remember that you don’t have to start out with a natural talent for influencing others to become effective at using these tactics.

 

9 Tactics for Effectively Influencing Others

  1. Logic – Convince someone by using factual, logical and step-by-step reasoning.
  2. Inspiration – Suggesting what may happen as opposed to fact-based reasoning. This appeals to emotions more than logic.
  3. Participation– Asking a number of questions where the answers will lead the other person to draw his own conclusions.
  4. Uplift– Making someone feel good about him/herself and start listening to you.
  5. Deal– Offering something in return for something. Quid pro quo (Latin) “this for that”.
  6. Favor– Asking for something you want.
  7. Collective– Using the view of other people to influence someone.
  8. Policy– Authority is effective as a quick response to a problem. It is very blunt and sometimes provocative.
  9. Force– Exercising power. Always a last resort.

 

 

The article for this episode can be found at:

https://fromthegreennotebook.com/2019/06/06/the-goal-of-self-development-knowledge-vs-wisdom/

 

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