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Being Influential and Avoiding Catastrophes

August 25, 2014 by Colin Gautrey

The more influential you become, the more at risk you will be. For all sorts of reasons, the likelihood that you will end up in trouble rises along with your influence. As you grow in influence, you also need to raise your awareness of the risks. This will help you to minimise their impact, and also, prepare you for swift action if things get tricky. Here's the dilemma: As you become more influential, where will you draw the line? At what point will you say it is wrong to influence, even though you know you can? What ends justify what means? Tough questions to try to answer, yet vital to be able to answer instantly in Read More

Filed Under: Client Confidential Tagged With: becoming influential, Risk management

Concluding Thoughts on Becoming More Influential

June 21, 2014 by Colin Gautrey

As I complete this series, I'd like to share with you some vital points to bear in mind as you move forward, continuing to become more influential. These ideas are based on my observations over the last ten years working exclusively in the field of power and influence. If you take each of these points on board, and build them into your way of working, they will serve you very well indeed. They will help you to move faster, get bigger results, and have more fun in the process. Influence isn't hard when you apply yourself diligently to each and every one of these points. Here they are then, seven critically important points Read More

Filed Under: Client Confidential Tagged With: becoming influential, how to influence

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