<p><span>Sharpening your power of influencing others - How to practice Strategic-influencing - How leaders influence others</span><br></p><p>In this article you will learn the following</p><p>-<b data-redactor-tag="b">100 tips on how to sharpen your influential skills</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-13 Questions to identify what strategy you need to use to influence people</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b"><br></b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">How leaders influence people - for this</b> - <b data-redactor-tag="b">You have to create the distinction and absolute clarity</b> - that your goal <b data-redactor-tag="b">is to influence others - and not to manipulate them.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Manipulators take advantage of the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of others - </b>influencers create buy-in for other's good<b data-redactor-tag="b">.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Influencing people is difficult - but you can manipulate people easily by polishing your cunning traits.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Most effective leaders inspire, motivate and encourage</b> - for the common good and lead the individuals towards consensus.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">When your motive and actions stems from the goal of guiding people for the betterment of them</b>- through the phases of disruptions, risks and change to take actions - <b data-redactor-tag="b">It is called Strategic-influencing</b> - by transforming a group of people into a vibrant team through gaining trust and connecting deeper. </p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Leaders choose various methods to appeal to the head, the heart and to the nobler purposes of the masses.</b></p><p>Ethical <b data-redactor-tag="b">Leaders are clear about their core-values and practice these to influence others through setting example</b>. </p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Effective ethical leaders use different approaches in different situations -choosing carefully the right influencing tactics</b>.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Leaders are also very clear about the WHY of their doing anything.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">100 tips on how to sharpen your influential skills - </b>given randomly and for all the one sentence advices read my detailed 900+ blog-article-answers in my two websites and my Quora answers<b data-redactor-tag="b"> </b></p> <ul><li>1.Identify your current strengths and your own development needs</li> <li>2.Introspection is a great tool to start your journey of self-discovery - as the better you understand yourself - the more effective you will be in understanding others</li> <li>3.Pay close attention to the nonverbal cues exuded by others</li> <li>4.Practice empathic listening </li> <li>5.Ask questions to clarify your understanding</li> <li>6.Try to guess and then verify how others feel</li> <li>7.Practice and constantly improve your communication, your diction, your tone and your pronunciation</li> <li>8.Master the art of story-telling communication</li> <li>9.Find ways to make your audience feel great</li> <li>10.Focus on creating excellence</li> <li>11.Have a goal of making the world a better place by creating and leaving your legacy</li> <li>12.Work on yourself to strengthen your positive qualities</li> <li>13.Love yourself unconditionally and develop assertive confidence</li> <li>14.Leave people with genuine impression - without coming across as someone who has some hidden agenda</li> <li>15.Identify your core-values and practice the art of ethical leadership</li> <li>16.Think before responding - learn how to express your point of view - keeping the right context and bigger picture in mind</li> <li>17.Develop power-network as well as mass-network - to get connected through heart</li> <li>18.Continually grow and strengthen your networks- be very clear and focused about whom to take into your network</li> <li>19.Learn the art of promoting yourself - without coming out as arrogant, greedy, selfish person</li> <li>20.Find ways to step into the spotlight at selected events strategically - to create most powerful impact</li> <li>21.Help others grow and make people realize that you are their genuine well-wisher</li> <li>22.Be trustworthy and Maintain transparency </li> <li>23.Never be afraid to show your vulnerability - when great people do this - masses loves them</li> <li>24.Develop and demonstrate a broad range of expertise - practice to master and enhance them continuously</li> <li>25.Attend professional industry conferences as well as social functions</li> <li>26.Learn, read and increase your awareness and knowledge on broad range of subjects</li> <li>27.Come out as caring and firm leader</li> <li>28.Listen and understand other's inner need - before you try to persuade</li> <li>29.Learn the art of asking deep, probing, tough, uncomfortable questions</li> <li>30.Ask when you don't understand or know something</li> <li>31.Respect everyone for their expertise</li> <li>32.Practice the discipline of focus - when interacting with others</li> <li>33.Master your body language as well as your tone to convey the right message - as People are constantly assessing whether to trust you or not</li> <li>34.Consider each stakeholder's needs, perspectives, and temperaments </li> <li>35.Do your homework to find out what they need to hear and what will capture their attention </li> <li>36.Give people what they want</li> <li>37.Authentically frame your proposal by highlighting the specific benefits to your target group</li> <li>38.Value the opinions of others</li> <li>39.When you communicate - Create a message that resonates with your people</li> <li>40.Learn to use straight forward, transparent and simple way of communication</li> <li>41.Provide clear and frequent communication regarding the situation</li> <li>42.Be consistent - Do what you say and mean what you say - match your actions with your words</li> <li>43.Be dependable - Be accountable</li> <li>44.Invest in your people - show that you genuinely care</li> <li>45.Create circumstances and opportunities that make your people wins that which help them grow and magnify their potential</li> <li>46.Empower your people and Believe in them</li> <li>47.Give credit to others - bring them into limelight </li> <li>48.Practice meritocracy</li> <li>49.Think bigger for others</li> <li>50.Help others become great leaders</li> <li>51.Invest in the success of others </li> <li>52.Lift people up by helping them become what they have been dreaming of yet unable to reach there</li> <li>53.Identify the results you want</li> <li>54.Involve your people in decision-making and problem-solving - Invite them to share their ideas</li> <li>55.Go for those outcomes which is win-win</li> <li>56.Be flexible - Improvise and Adapt - as per the need</li> <li>57.Don't expect overnight results - build solid base and consolidate - before moving on - go for larger than life goals</li> <li>58.Use comparison strategically to pull and attach people with your goals</li> <li>59.Give something away - that makes people feel good about themselves</li> <li>60.Get people in the habit of saying yes - by appealing to their basic as well as nobler needs</li> <li>61.Accept your mistakes - If you are wrong -admit it and apologize</li> <li>62.Become like great lawyers who will give both sides of arguments and show why theirs is best and better</li> <li>63.Speak logically and with emotion - Use repetition </li> <li>64.Stop going for arguments - start having discussions</li> <li>65.Make your idea and proposal seem simple</li> <li>66.Keep things in perspective & Keep your emotions in check - Getting angry, frustrated, or upset - never works to your advantage</li> <li>67.Don't take failures personally - stop personalizing the situation</li> <li>68.When stuck - take a break - change your tactics- and Come back to a point of agreement look out for win-win alternatives</li> <li>69.Try to find other people who might be able to influence the person</li> <li>70.Train yourself to be a great observer of human-nature</li> <li>71.Always Keep your eye on the big picture</li> <li>72.Learn to Trust your intuition and gut-feelings</li> <li>73.Nurture all the important relationships</li> <li>74.Think about what you want - and how it can connect with the context of what others want</li> <li>75.Understand that mastering the skill of Influencing is a progressive process - the more you practice it the stronger it becomes</li> <li>76.Stop trying to influence anyone without having clarity - first Get clarity on what you want and why you want it</li> <li>77.Articulate clearly your vision through simple reasoning and appealing logic to suit your audience</li> <li>78.Understand that Influencing us never about winning - it is about solving problems - both of yours and others</li> <li>79.Consider the other person's feelings as important as your own</li> <li>80.When you mess up - confess fast and create plans which mitigates</li> <li>81.When others mess up - help them correct faults </li> <li>82.Give Sincere, honest and heartfelt appreciation</li> <li>83.Be interested in others to make them interested in your project</li> <li>84.Let people think the idea is theirs</li> <li>85.Develop EXTRAORDINARY HUNGER AND DRIVE within yourself - through having a COMPELLING VISION</li> <li>86.Become a PASSIONATE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR </li> <li>87.Develop art of Story-telling </li> <li>88.Make your COURAGE AND FAITH strong enough to take the needed actions</li> <li>89.Use Polite Expressions - like please, thank-you etc.</li> <li>90.Use other people's names and titles</li> <li>91.Learn the art of solid rapport building</li> <li>92.Listen to understand and lean and not to respond and reply</li> <li>93.Lead by example by setting an example of excellence</li> <li>94.Develop your smile - which is genuine and serene </li> <li>95.Make it Challenging - for them to feel like a winner</li> <li>96.Seek their help</li> <li>97.Practice the art of Assertiveness</li> <li>98.Be absolute professional</li> <li>99.Have a strong grasp of facts and figures and use them to back up your case</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">100.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">13 Questions to identify what strategy you need to use to influence people</b></li> <li>I.Why I need to influence this person or group</li> <li>II.Why I need the help, support and cooperation of this person -for my ideas</li> <li>III.What are the intrinsic motivation for this person or group</li> <li>IV.What type of response I am likely to get when I appeal </li> <li>V.How will I deal with their objections and resistance</li> <li>VI.What would happen if I don't get this support</li> <li>VII.How else can I manage - without this support</li> <li>VIII.How can my proposition add value to this person</li> <li>IX.Why should this person support my proposal</li> <li>X.What all this person will disagree and what will get his agreement</li> <li>XI.What strategy and tactics I can use to come out as authentic person</li> <li>XII.How can I build a positive connection in case this time my efforts don't get my desired outcomes</li> <li>XIII.Develop self-awareness about your own biases, assumptions and perceptions</li></ul><div><br></div><p>#sharpenyourpowerofinfluencingothers, #influencingskills, #howleadersinfluencepeople, #makinginflencingpeopleyourstrength, #identifyrightstrategytoinfluenceothers, #leaders, #leadership, #leadersinfluencenotmanipulate, #strategicinfluencing, #startinfluencingstopmanipulating</p>