Influencer: The Power to Change Anything | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ...

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ... | Rack of lamb

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Influencer: The Po...

	Influencer: The Power to Change Anything Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, ... McGraw-Hill, 2007 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 141 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Influencer: The Courage to Change Anything, Including Ourselves

Just as I have come to expect from Joseph Grenny and Company, Influencer is both informative and inspirational. The authors, in their usual easy-to-read style, challenge us to shed serenity in favor of courage... the courage to lead change. The examples and guidance are clear and create a practical path for leaders and groups who want to resolve some of the world's most vexing problems. Frankly, while this book will and should be read by department managers everywhere, I'd like to recommend it to John, Hillary and Barack...

Rack of lamb

fter consuming both "Crucial Conversations" and "Crucial Confrontations", this new book, "Influencer", was like the rack of lamb added to the baked potato, asparagus, and sourdough bread. After 40 years in the consumer packaged goods industry, I find myself quite often selected to sit on committees that develop policy or solve problems. I sit in rooms filled with young guns and old coots that go nose to nose with each other pitching their version of the "answer". What do you do when the testosterone, pride, and personal agendas have dissipated and all you have left is the same old problem steaming there in the middle of the table? This book gave me a roadmap, a compass, and a worksheet to help me provide the positive influence to - at least sometimes - cure the illness instead of bandaging the wound. I would suggest that anyone on any level read this book and start fixing the leaks in their lives instead of applying patches.

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Intuitive but not obvious--really useful information

This book sets out clear and useful information that will ring true with most people. Using engaging examples and a fun, playful tone, the authors build on years of important psychological research to draw out concrete steps we can all take to effect change in our personal and professional lives. While most of the content will make sense on a gut level, the authors describe a comprehensive set of strategies that, when combined, greatly increase the chance of success.

Good read

This book is a managerial manual of sorts, a conversational account of a framework to promote change in your environment. The basic principles are illustrated in story mode, rather than presenting a dry, abstract system. I found it more enjoyable to read (and a lot less dogmatic) that I thought it would be. The ideas are not groundbreaking, but the stories that revolve around the application of the ideas really allow the reader dream up their own scenarios and how the concepts would apply in their own situations while they are reading. Some may not enjoy it, but this book is meant to be read as an account, and to let the ideas sink into long term memory over time, very much as the work suggests the same method in influencing behavior.

Breaking down the vital behaviors that need to be changed, and reinforcing them are presenting in various contexts.

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Changing Human Behavior - A Competent Look

INFLUENCER: THE POWER TO CHANGE ANYTHING is a satisfactory exploration of the ways in which we can bring about change in human behavior. Written by the authors of CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS, a highly regarded bestselling book on influence and conflict resolution, their latest entry lacks the sparkle of their previous work. Nonetheless, it provides significant information of how behavior can be significantly changed by simple yet effective techniques that help you to discover vital behaviors and insights on you we, as influencers, can change minds and subsequent actions and behaviors.

The book examines internal (individual), external (societal), and institutional (structural) motivators and how to connect with people on multiple levels. Although the advice is sound and competently presented, in my opinion, the book suffers from a sense of committee authorship. While there are times when the text flows well, at other times, the narrative seems somewhat stilted. In general, however, for those seeking to change either their own behavior or the behavior of others, INFLUENCER can provide a framework for additional reflection and action.

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