Personality Types and Decision Influencers – A Short Survey
A few weeks ago I posted an article called Influence Approaches for Different Personality Styles. It was my most read blog post to date so I decided to follow it up with something different, a reader survey. In that article I mentioned there were no scientific studies on the relationship between personality types and influence […]
Helping Teens Balance Peer Pressure and Authority Figures
A week ago, Abigail graduated from the 8th grade. To most people, that’s not a big deal—unless you happen to be a parent. Like most things kids do—sports, school plays, and moving on to the next grade—they’re not terribly significant events in and of themselves, but they help shape who we are and who we […]
Influencers from Around the World – Essentials for Political Personalities
This month’s Influencers from Around the World post is from my friend Yago De Marta. Yago resides in Spain and Latin America where he makes a living as a public speaking coach and media trainer. Like my other guest bloggers, we met because of his interest in influence and persuasion. Much of Yago’s work is […]
Swept Along on the Highway of Life
I was driving into work not long ago and came across what I thought was a metaphor for life. I hit the road early, shortly before 7 a.m. on a beautiful spring morning to get a head start on my day. There was not a cloud in the sky, but there was a little chill […]
Influence Approaches for Different Personality Styles
Last year I started holding bi-monthly lunch ‘n learn sessions for people who’d been through my Principles of Persuasion workshops. During our time together we discuss different aspects of influence and people participate in interactive exercises to help keep their influence skills sharp. The group is usually 30-40 managers and supervisors from different departments at […]
