What It Takes to Build Influence at Work

What It Takes to Build Influence at Work

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How Leaders Create the Conditions for Innovative Thinking

Today’s leaders need to be able to innovate over and over again despite fast-changing market conditions and a multitude of other uncertainities. Harvard Business School professor Linda Hill has spent years researching the true drivers of innovation, taking lessons from the world' ...  Show more

An Announcement from HBR On Leadership

Since 2023, HBR On Leadership has been bringing you hand-curated insights and inspiration from across the HBR archive to unlock the best in those around you. But the time has come for HBR On Leadership to hit pause on new episodes. While this feed is going on hiatus, you can hear ...  Show more

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Nashater Deu Solheim, a forensic psychologist and leadership coach, says many people struggle to gain influence with those in their organization who don't report directly to them. That has only become more difficult in virtual office settings. But she says whether it comes to man ...  Show more

How To Influence Anyone (With Integrity)
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Tired of telling people what to do, only for your words to fall on deaf ears? Do you feel like you're just "barking orders" without seeing any real, lasting behavioral change in your team or family? In this episode, I’ll share my 3-step framework for "silent influence," a method ...  Show more

How Leaders Transform Inspiration into Influence
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On this introductory episode of Speaking to Influence, leadership and influence coach Dr. Laura Sicola reveals the secret to making people want to hear what you have to say. Listen in as she shares the difference between a boss and a leader, how to identify where you need supp ...

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How to Talk so People Understand You
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A leader is losing credibility with her senior leaders. Her boss thinks she can turn it around by learning the sorting tool that transformed him as a communicator, so he brings in the coach who taught him.Sorting & Labeling! The grandaddy of all communication tools. If you can so ...  Show more