Comments on: Five challenges that accelerate leadership development http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2008/12/22/five-challenges-that-accelerate-leadership-development/ It's only in the practice of leadership that we influence our world... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: albert chapasuka http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2008/12/22/five-challenges-that-accelerate-leadership-development/comment-page-1/#comment-43013 albert chapasuka Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:00:21 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2008/12/22/five-challenges-that-accelerate-leadership-development/#comment-43013 thank so much for being world changers.this is inspiring.l belive as leaders of the 20 first century this is the staff that we need to drive our families,companies,nation to the desired destination. thank so much for being world changers.this is inspiring.l belive as leaders of the 20 first century this is the staff that we need to drive our families,companies,nation to the desired destination.

]]> By: Robert Rogers http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2008/12/22/five-challenges-that-accelerate-leadership-development/comment-page-1/#comment-42824 Robert Rogers Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:20:39 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2008/12/22/five-challenges-that-accelerate-leadership-development/#comment-42824 Influencing has a lot to do with positioning. If we are not in the position of a decision-maker, then we at the very least need to position ourselves at the ear of that decision-maker. We can then create a relationship where our input can influence the decision-making process. The more we increase our ability to give input, the greater our influence can be. By doing this, we offer ourselves opportunities to lead, regardless of the circumstances. Thank you for the summary. Influencing has a lot to do with positioning. If we are not in the position of a decision-maker, then we at the very least need to position ourselves at the ear of that decision-maker. We can then create a relationship where our input can influence the decision-making process. The more we increase our ability to give input, the greater our influence can be. By doing this, we offer ourselves opportunities to lead, regardless of the circumstances.

Thank you for the summary.

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2008/12/22/five-challenges-that-accelerate-leadership-development/comment-page-1/#comment-42760 J.D. Meier Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:45:53 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2008/12/22/five-challenges-that-accelerate-leadership-development/#comment-42760 Well, it summarizes my day job. The funny thing about influencing without authority is, there's some nasty situations you can end up in. For example, chickens with controlling votes over pigs is a bad one. The other situation is where there's no mutual goals or 3rd alternative, and it's really a case where authority is not only efficient, it's effective and required. The real secret to influencing without authority, aside from empathic listening, self-awareness, and rapport before influence ... is knowing the chain of people to line up to create social pressure and use the system to educate. Well, it summarizes my day job.

The funny thing about influencing without authority is, there’s some nasty situations you can end up in. For example, chickens with controlling votes over pigs is a bad one. The other situation is where there’s no mutual goals or 3rd alternative, and it’s really a case where authority is not only efficient, it’s effective and required.

The real secret to influencing without authority, aside from empathic listening, self-awareness, and rapport before influence … is knowing the chain of people to line up to create social pressure and use the system to educate.

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