Influence is one of the top leadership skills people request help with at my coaching practice. The Cambridge Dictionary defines influence as "the power to affect how someone thinks or behaves, or how ...

Imagine this scenario: After months of asking for a promotion, your boss finally offers you an opportunity. She has a high-profile initiative that she wants you to oversee, and you are thrilled. The ...

When it comes to influence, we stink. We stink as individuals, we stink as organizations, and we stink as a society. Consider just a few examples: Dieters spend $40 billion a year on weight-loss ...

When facing persistent, resistant challenges, leaders often surrender to poor results or invest in change efforts that waste time and resources. And yet it’s possible to influence behavior with ...

Suppose you want to eat healthier, exercise more, or avoid getting in arguments with your partner. Each of these requires behavior change, but changing behavior can be challenging. An important first ...

For the last twenty-plus years, we’ve studied the most influential and respected employees in more than 50 companies across dozens of industries. As we observed these people clamoring to climb the ...