The Long Game of Influence in the Family Room
Long before children step into a classroom or boardroom, the family living room is where they learn how power, choice, and influence work.
Practical insights and philosophical reflections on influence, constructive debate, cross-cultural collaboration, and navigating the complexities of organizational life.
Long before children step into a classroom or boardroom, the family living room is where they learn how power, choice, and influence work.
Authority tells people what to do. Influence is what gets things done even when authority isn't in the room. If you want to be a leader— regardless of your title — the difference matters.
A short, honest accounting of what forty-plus years in the influence business has taught me — the things I wish someone had said out loud at the start of my career.
Influence is not a personality trait. It is a practiced skill — and like any skill, it improves the moment you stop treating it as something you either have or you don't.