Power Of Influence

Introduction
The power of influence is one of the most powerful forces in our world. It's a force that can shape your life, and
it's also one that you can use to change the world around you. Here are some tips for using this powerful tool
effectively:

Influence can be defined as the power to change or affect someone or

something.
Influence is the ability to change or affect someone or something. It can be positive or negative, depending on
your intentions and actions. Positive influence is a form of power—it's when you use your influence to help
others in positive ways, like by encouraging them to make good decisions or helping them overcome a problem
that has been holding them back from success. Negative influence, on the other hand, is coercion: it involves
using threats and/or bribery (or sometimes both) to get what you want from someone else without their consent.
The way people use their influence varies greatly from culture to culture; for example, some cultures value
personal connections over material items while others prize money above all else. This difference in values
makes it more difficult for us all—no matter where we live—to understand each other fully because we come
from different backgrounds with different experiences with life's challenges and opportunities alike!

The most important part about achieving success is how you influence others
to get it.
The most important part about achieving success is how you influence others to get it.
You can influence people by setting an example and showing them that your ideas are worth following, even if
you don't have a lot of experience in the area. You can also influence people by listening to them, asking
questions so that they know what's going on in your head, and helping them see the benefits of your ideas.
Finally, being willing to give other people responsibility will go a long way toward making sure everyone feels
as though they're valued members of your team or organization.

There are two main types of influence. Personal and positional.

There are two main types of influence. Personal and positional.
Personal influence is based on your character, reputation and relationships. Positional influence is based on title
and power.
Positional influences may be greater but they're generally less effective because there are fewer people who can
use them in a positive way for you (and therefore a negative way for those against you).

Positional influence is based on title and power.

Positional influence is based on title and power.
In a formal relationship, an individual has positional power over another person if he or she has more authority
than the other person in some area of life. If you are a plumber and your boss asks you to fix the pipe that's
leaking water into his office, it would be difficult for him or her to use his position (boss) against you when
trying to get something done. However, if there were no such thing as "plumbers," then it might be possible for
your boss' request to become an issue because he could say: "You're not allowed into my office." You'd have no
choice but accept this because even though both parties have equal status with each other now—that means
neither party can stop working together without hurting one another's feelings—you still know it would hurt less
than losing access entirely!

Personal influence comes from your character, reputation, and relationships.

Personal influence comes from your character, reputation and relationships. It's the most important type of
influence because it's a reflection of who you are as a person.
● Your character: You can only be influenced by someone whose character is similar to yours. This
doesn't mean that they have to look like you or share the same values and beliefs but there has to be
some common ground between them and yourself in terms of personality traits and behaviors.
 ● Reputation: Your reputation will help determine whether others will trust you with certain tasks,
especially when they don't know much about who you are personally yet (like when meeting someone
new). If someone has heard good things about how trustworthy someone else was in the past then
he/she might also trust that person now too even if everything else about him/her isn't favorable at first
glance."

It is your personal influence that drives your effectiveness more than anything
else.
This is a personal decision. It's based on your character and reputation, as well as the relationships you have
with people around you. You can use personal influence to get things done in ways that positional influence
cannot do—but only if you know how to develop this kind of influence.
The single most important thing about developing your own personal influence is that it takes time. You need
patience and persistence if you want to get where you want in life (and also avoid being taken advantage of).

There are three levels of influence you can have on someone. Reactive,
consultive, and proactive.
There are three levels of influence you can have on someone. Reactive, consultative, and proactive.
Reactive influence is when you respond to other people's requests. For example: If a friend asks you if they
should buy their best friend an engagement ring or not—the answer is probably no because your friend would
never want to hurt the feelings of their new girlfriend (even though she's been treating them bad).
Consultative influence is when you help others make decisions by providing information and suggestions before
they decide on something themselves. For example: A friend comes over with an idea for a new project that they
want to work on together—you can provide some feedback so they know if it's feasible or not before getting
started on something new!

Someone with reactive influence doesn't directly control other people, only
their work process.
Reactive influence is when you indirectly control someone's work process. If you have a boss who makes
decisions based on what he thinks will be best for the company, but only if he thinks it's safe to do so, then your
boss has reactive influence over his employees. He can't control their performance—only their work processes.
In contrast, proactive influence is when you directly control other people's actions and behaviors through direct
communication with them about how they should act or behave in various situations: “You need to go home
early tomorrow because there will be traffic getting back into town from our meeting”; “If we want to schedule
another meeting later this month, let me know by next week at noon so I can get everything organized
beforehand”; “If there are any questions left over from our discussion today that weren't answered yet please
feel free to ask them now!

The key to being influential is knowing the difference between positional and
personal influence, and how to develop the latter skillfully, you will be better
able to earn respect from your team.
To be influential, you need to know the difference between positional and personal influence.
Positional Influence is the ability to influence people by virtue of your position in an organization or group. You
can use this skill when you are working with a group of people who have some shared goal or interest that
you’re helping them achieve. For example, suppose your boss asks for volunteers for a team project at work and
only two people step forward from among all those available (including yourself). In this case, it would make
sense for your boss to select one person from among those who volunteered—you!—even though he knows that
would mean taking away an opportunity from another employee on another team who also wants his turn at
being chosen by his boss as someone willing to contribute their time and energy toward advancing some larger
goal that benefits several different departments within the company as well as society at large.

Conclusion
The key to being influential is knowing the difference between positional and personal influence, and how to
develop the latter skillfully, you will be better able to earn respect from your team.