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ICC-Art of Influencing Others-Networkers
THE ART OF
INFLUENCING
OTHERS
Indiana University
Kelley School of Business
C. Randall Powell, Ph.D
Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies
and used with the permission of the author.
THE ART OF INFLUENCING
OTHERS
Bill Gates
Madonna
Mother Theresa
Pablo Picasso
Adolf Hitler
Everyone is a person of influence….
Number 1: REWARDS
Number 2: PUNISHMENTS
Rewards will work for awhile….
Well- Poisoners:
People who discourage
others, stomp on creativity
and tell people they can’t
do it.
Have Faith In People
If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.
~ William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)
Always Listen To Other People
“You can’t hear the song if you don’t listen to the notes…”
Empathy
1. FEAR - People fear what they don’t immediately understand and this fear hampers
their ability to perceive
Conquer fear,
self-centeredness and
provincialism in yourself.
Sympathetic success
“Three-fourths of all the people you will ever meet
are hungering and thirsting for sympathy.
Give it to them, and they will love you.”
– Dale Carnegie
http://www.dale-carnegie.com
Evaluation Questions
A. Strongly Agree
B. Agree
C. Disagree
D. Strongly Disagree
E. Don’t Know