Colin Gautrey

  • Colin
  • The Blog
  • Courses
  • Subscribe
  • Log In

The Gautrey Influence Blog: Inspiring Action and Success Since 2008

Exploring Personal Agendas

March 25, 2014 by Colin Gautrey

Do you really know what the target of your influence is hoping to achieve? Most of the time, the professional agenda is known, at least in theory. However, the agenda that has the most impact on the individual you are influencing is usually their hidden or personal agenda. Personal agendas are carefully guarded. There may be tell-tale signs of what is really driving someone, but usually it is only their closest friends and colleagues who know what is going on. Not knowing this, can put you Read More

Filed Under: Client Confidential Tagged With: conflicting agendas, personal agenda

Understanding Conflict between Personal and Professional Agendas

January 26, 2013 by Colin Gautrey

When others don’t want to cooperate or are working against you, “conflicting agendas” are often cited as the cause. This seems to signal a barrier to success, an explanation of why you can’t get the things done – or is it an excuse? A more helpful thought is that it is simply a question of Read More

Filed Under: Client Confidential Tagged With: hidden agenda, personal agenda, professional agenda

Terms and Conditions

ALL CONTENT PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. YOU REMAIN FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACTION YOU TAKE.

View Terms and Conditions

Footprint

We help professionals in organisations such as:

Accenture | AXA | Bank of America | Barclays | Citigroup | Clifford Chance | Credit Suisse | EDF | Ernst & Young | Fiat Chrysler | Fujitsu | GE | Goldman Sachs | GSK | IBM | Lloyds Bank | NHS | O2 | Orange | Pfizer | SAP | Shell | Tesco | UBS | Unilever | Zurich

Search

© Copyright 2025 The Gautrey Group · All Rights Reserved.