Influencer

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An INFLUENCER motivates others to change. An INFLUENCER replaces bad behaviors with powerful new skills. An INFLUENCER makes things happen. This is what it takes to be an INFLUENCER. Whether youre a CEO a parent or merely a person who wants to make a difference you probably wish you had more influence with the people in your life. But most of us stop trying to make change happen because we believe it is too difficult if not impossible. We develop complicated coping strategies when we should be learning the tools & techniques of the worlds most influential people. But this is about to change. From the bestselling authors who taught the world how to have Crucial Conversations comes Influencer a thought-provoking book that combines the remarkable insights of behavioral scientists & business leaders with the astonishing stories of high-powered influencers from all walks of life. Youll be taught each & every step of the influence process-including robust strategies for making change inevitable in your personal life your business & your world. Youll learn how to: Identify a handful of high-leverage behaviors that lead to rapid & profound change. Apply strategies for changing both thoughts & actions. Marshall six sources of influence to make change inevitable. Influencer takes you on a fascinating journey from San Francisco to Thailand where youll see how seemingly insignificant" people are making incredibly significant improvements in solving problems others would think impossible. Youll learn how savvy folks make change not only achievable & sustainable but inevitable. Youll discover why some managers have increased productivity repeatedly & significantly-while others have failed miserably. No matter who you are or what you do youll never learn a more valuable or important set of principles & skills. Once you tap into the power of influence you can reach out & help others work smarter grow faster live look & feel better even save lives. The sky is the limit!for an Influencer. Are you an Influencer ? Find out at www.influencerbook.com " You dont have to be a manager to realize that no one likes being told what to do. Yet lectures are still the main way we try to get people to change their behavior. Fortunately social learning academics have been studying alternatives for decades. Patterson & his fellow consultants have now collected their findings in this engaging example-rich book. The key message is hardly new but it has gotten more sophisticated: Managers need to get out of the way & facilitate not manage the process of change for employees. They can do this by offering vicarious experiences restructured environments peer pressure & frequent tests-all geared so that people embrace the change as authentic to them not imposed by an outsider. Missing are only success stories of organizations that persuaded managers to drop their controlling habits & choose to be mere facilitators."-John T. Landry Harvard Business Review"