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Pros
The fifth of stephen covey's seven habits of highly effective people is, seek first to understand, then to be understood. Mark goulston and john ullmen remind us of the principles of human relations and give us everything we need to know to build and ... Read More
The old rules of persuasion no longer work; success now requires connected influence. This is an easy read that delivers on the promise of persuade without pushing.
Viewing your current actions as a springboard for future relationships, reputation and results. We are all trained to be disconnected influencers, and need to become connected influencers.
Cons
One reviewer used the word heartwarming--stories to make the point. Other than stories, the authors' personal experiences, and the information they gleaned from people they interviewed, there is little else here to convince readers. There are no footn... Read More
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The actions which the authors recommend seem quite consistent with the good oldfashioned values of integrity trustworthiness ge... Read More
There are others i would recommend to compliment it of course as this book deals with the most challenging difficult and crucia... Read More
Well we will get on social media and call people names belittle their side label them chide them and all with the intention tha... Read More
But to connect with the people youre trying to influence you need to communicate from a perspective we call their there
Price
The result is never worth the relationship cost
Competitiveness
I am a leadership development expert trainer and entrepreneur
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The key to real influence is understanding the point of view of the person youre trying to persuade
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If for example youre on a job interview you need to talk about your attributes but only in the context of how it could help the company your engaging
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If you get nothing more from this book and you will get much more than you bargained for it is that the empathetic connection with others is the key to getting them to see what youre offering
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I highly recomment real influence
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I was somewhat disenchanted with other books on influence in that they were generally tips on manipulation
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Most books and courses that teach persuasion skills advocate manipulative and pushy techniques which involve disconnected influence according to mark goulston and john ullmen in this book
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Disconnected influence might provide shortterm gains but it prevents the formation of longterm relationships
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