Posts Tagged ‘politicians’

What Obama Says About Values 07/06/2010 No Comments

Values are acknowledged so seldom at work (or even in our private lives) that it is sometimes difficult to appreciate just how important they are in driving our behaviour.  Here is an example of somebody who has acquired a position of immense power and who recognises the importance of identifying and working with values as [...]

How to Get People on Side 01/06/2010 2 Comments

Do you ever have to appeal to a lot of different people simultaneously? Perhaps you need to get your team motivated to rise to a tough challenge.  Perhaps you want to rally your friends to support a charitable cause.  Perhaps you have to design some marketing to appeal to as wide an audience as possible.  [...]

3 Important Principles of Communications 26/04/2010 No Comments

IMPROVE YOUR INFLUENCE WITH NLP (Part 17) Three NLP Presuppositions about Communications Have you ever been surprised by how somebody has reacted to you even before you said something?  Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to get your message through to some people?  Have you ever spent hours working and reworking a [...]

How Do Politicians Influence Us? 15/03/2010 No Comments

INCREASE YOUR INFLUENCE WITH NLP (Part 3) Who do you know who is excellent at influencing people in the direction they want them to go?  Who do you know who is hopeless at doing this?  What exactly do these people do which shapes their performance? Politicians probably study this subject more than most.  Past leaders such [...]