How to Get and Use Influence

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• How to get and use influence

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Collaborative effort

• Your influence on others can change their mind,
  shape ideas motivate them to act towards a
  goal.
• We work in an increasingly interconnected
  interdependent workplace.
• Thus, the ability to influence others is
  instrumental to bring about a collaborative
  effort to meet the goals.
• Use get influence to see your team work hand in
  hand with you to achieve your vision.

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Get influence - Network

• When you are in the circle you are known to
  people in the workplace, it is easier to
  influence people.
• When you connect with more more people they get
  aware of your ideas.
• Your ideas thoughts get spread through word of
  mouth.
• This is one of the strongest medium to influence
  people in todays world .

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Greenpeace

• Greenpeace is an organization that influences
  people collects support from them.
• It stops the government companies from causing
  harm to nature.
• It influences people through networking then
  sending mails asking them to sign online
  petitions.
• They spread awareness about their activities to
  preserve nature.

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Gaining knowledge

• When you gain expertise knowledge in a certain
  field, people trust that you can take right
  decisions for them.
• When they trust you, they immediately will listen
  to your point of view.
• They will not only co-operate with you but, will
  also be a part of your journey vision.

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APJ Abdul Kalam

• Working with DRDO ISRO, APJ Abdul Kalam made
  considerable contribution to India.
• He developed the ballistic missile launched
  many satellites. Through his knowledge he
  gathered the respect trust of people.
• He became the President of India influenced the
  lives of many young Indians through the Future
  India 2020 campaign so that they transform India
  to a developed nation by 2020.

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Help assistance

• When you help assist others, you develop a bond
  with people.
• They look at you as an empathetic person.
• You gather their support liking. They also feel
  they owe you something back.
• So, when you need their support you can bank on
  them.

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Aamir Khan

• Aamir an extremely established actor launched his
  program Satyamev Jayate, on TV which highlighted
  many issues that trouble Indian polity.
• His image of a conscious individual helps him to
  spread awareness among Indians. His calls upon
  Indians to voice their opinions render support
  to many causes.
• He is also an ambassador for UNICEF to spread
  awareness about curbing malnutrition among
  children.

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Build trust

• Build trust among people by listening to their
  issues giving them solutions.
• When you do this, they know that you are working
  towards their happiness progress.
• They automatically support you you can
  influence them.

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Narendra Modi

• Narendra Modi has taken steps to boost the
  industry infrastructure in India. Indians back
  him are highly influenced by his ideology of
  eradicating poverty through industrial
  infrastructural development.
• The FIIs are returning back to India with the
  hope that BJP will win the elections Modi will
  be the Prime Minister.
• The business community common man is happy as
  his policies in Gujarat have lead to the
  development of the state.

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Using influence-Empathy

• When you use influence through empathy it is most
  effective.
• If you support people guide them, they will be
  thankful to you.
• When you put your trust in people tell them
  that they can perform even if they have failed
  once, it gives them immense confidence.
• You need to be sensitive to their challenges.

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Dhoni

• Dhoni didnt implement changes when he became the
  captain, as the senior players wouldnt have
  received it well. He didnt interfere in their
  ways. He gradually gained their confidence then
  implemented changes.
• Dhoni is immensely supportive to his team
  members. He puts trust in his people backs
  them, which results in a sense of responsibility
  among them.
• This lets them to express themselves freely with
  no fear.

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Solution driven

• It is tough to persuade people even when you know
  strongly that it is in their favor that you are
  acting.
• When things dont seem to be hopeful there are
  dim chances of winning it is even tougher.
• In such a situation if you give a solution
  instill hope to fight the situation, people do
  support you.
• They back you for your determination.

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Lagaan

• In the movie Lagaan, Bhuvan stands up to the
  challenge of playing a cricket match with the
  Britishers.
• They would in turn waive off the taxes for the
  villagers. The villagers have no chance of
  winning as they haven't ever played cricket.
• But, Bhuvan is confident through persuasion he
  gets everybodys support.
• He builds a determined team cashes on
  everyones strong point, to achieve the
  impossible.

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Group strength

• When people are in a group they are willing to do
  things beyond self interest.
• They work towards a bigger unified goal. So you
  need to build a sense of shared purpose. But,
  once they disperse they tend to forget their
  goal.
• Thus, while the group is assembled you should
  make them publicly commit ask them what they
  would do to achieve the goal.

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AAP

• AAP started getting support from the common
  people who constitute the Indian polity.
• Their dream of corruption free India was
  popularized among people who didnt ever think
  they would enter politics.
• AAP took a promise publicly to clean India from
  corruption gathered support on that basis.

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Accessibility

• In a world that is getting closer due to internet
  technology, you get accessible to people.
• People want to reach you and are eager to talk to
  you.
• By responding to people when they are wanting to
  say something, by giving a patient ear to them,
  you gather their support.

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Jack Welch

• When he took over GE the first thing he did was
  to swipe off the bureaucracy, which was the
  reason for low productivity in the company.
• He made sure that he is approachable directly
  even to the lowest cadre of GE.
• He removed the nine level hierarchy in the
  company brought an informal environment at GE.

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Influence

• When you are in the circle you are known to
  people in the workplace, it is easier to
  influence people.
• When you gain expertise knowledge in a certain
  field, people trust that you can take right
  decisions for them.
• By helping assisting others, you develop a bond
  with people. They are ready to do something for
  you in return.
• Build trust among people by listening to their
  issues giving them solutions.
• When you support people guide them, they will
  be thankful to you.
• In a tough situation if you give a solution
  instill hope to fight the situation, people do
  support you.
• Build a sense of shared purpose get accessible
  to people.

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