Being influential by selecting granularity of presentation.

Earthlings (living beings born on Earth) know to breathe a certain way. Earth is enriched by a great atmosphere that is conducive to breathing, as we all have experienced it. Even if you were superman born on Krypton, you will struggle to breathe on Earth till you adapt to it. Once the environment changes, our body & mind need to “adapt” to thrive. One may ask, why can’t we alter the atmosphere to suit the inhabitants? Altering the atmosphere according to the inhabitants comf

Who remembers the movie “Twelve Angry Men”, 1954? I saw it in somewhere around early years of my career. I was in awe at the end of it! The story line is this: Twelve angry men are entrusted to decide unanimously by a court whether an accused is guilty or not guilty. The protagonist is an ordinary man who thinks the accused is “not guilty” until proven otherwise. At the end of 24 hours, he manages to influence and clinch the support of all the eleven. Watching this movie, rem

“Building Influence” is a favourite goal that many of my clients prefer to work on. In the coaching session, I do ask what's the desired state that they would like to have? The desired state described somewhat resembles the 1980 cartoon series, “He Man”- “I am the Master of the Universe. I have the power.” Being influential for many people has strong associations with having a sense of power. "Power", many believe comes with, "where" they are in the hierarchy. With matrixed o

“I just had my quarterly performance feedback. My manager says I do well in my operational role. I keep the lights on. I am pretty efficient. She can bank on me and I don’t let her fail. There are couple of areas she wants me to improve on - Innovation & Influence. She finds that I(including my team) have not come up with any substantial innovative application of ideas in the product we build. In the couple of cases I did bring an idea, I could not garner support. Can you pls

Introverts are people who are energised by being alone than by being around people. They constitute 30-50 % of the population in most sample groups. Many of them are reflective thinkers. They think before they speak. They are more comfortable in small groups as it gives them an opportunity to be seen, heard and also speak without being overwhelmed. Not all of them are shy. Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone. One’