Share As a leader you have the opportunity to influence the trajectory of those around you (family, work, community, etc.). You can influence them in two directions either positively or negatively. Let’s first start by understanding two keys words: 1. Affect – to affect someone is to do something that changes the way they think, work or live. 2. Impact [...]

Share This post is an excerpt from the start of Chapter 8 from Leadership is Dead: How Influence is Reviving It. You can download the complete chapter here. True influence is the everyday commerce of leadership. Once you get out of the transactional loop, you are free to enjoy the relationships of life that come with influence. Relationships then become [...]