Be Humble and Kind – 3 Daily Actions to Increase Influence

You may not know that I am a country music fan.  You can’t take the country out of this farm girl.  If you haven’t listened closely to the lyrics of “Humble and Kind” by Tim McGraw, take 5 minutes NOW to hit “play” and listen closely. https://binged.it/2gzdyEc...

The Opposite of Influence – Unbecoming Conduct

Have you ever questioned your behavior or exited a meeting questioning why you came on too strong? Did you wish you could take back what you said?  Even worse, you realize that your behavior left your listeners questioning you, your message and their trust in you....

Every Moment Matters – Taking Your Conversations to the Next Level

  The mistake most individuals make in building relationships is assuming that influence is a one-time event. We sprint through life, running from meeting to meeting, shooting off email after email and ending our days wondering, “What just happened?” I refer to...

You May Not Be as Influential as You Think You Are If…

Others don’t respond to your emails and texts as frequently or quickly as you would like People’s response to your emails and texts is based on past experience with your messages. Perhaps your emails are long and confusing, or your text messages are one continuous...

4 Steps to Avoid Costing Your Company Money!

We’ve heard it before: We need to connect and engage with others to influence them to take action. Yet how many of us REALLY take this advice seriously? We need to stop blaming others and making excuses as to why we communicate the way we do, which negatively impacts...