Mastering The Power Skills

Do you know someone in the workplace who always seems to win support for their ideas and initiatives? Have you ever wondered what this person’s favorite go-to strategies are for winning other people over? If you want to know the exact strategies required to up-level your influence and persuasion, today’s episode is for you.

Three different leaders are featured on the show this week, each of them considered highly skilled when it comes to advocating for ideas that have added real value to their organizations. Claire Hart is the Chief Legal Officer at AI chipmaker Groq. Lynne Oldham is currently Chief People Officer at Stash. And Jim Arnold, who was most recently COO at Markel Specialty. This is a veritable masterclass in winning trust and credibility, and you don’t want to miss it.

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The annual budget season can be a particularly stressful time in the corporate world. Will you get funding for the important resources you need next year? Will you win approval for projects and initiatives that you feel are valuable? Or instead, will decision makers shoot down your ideas? 

If you’re ready to make this the year where decision makers are actually excited to hear your budget proposals, listen in this week. You’ll learn three tips for substantially increasing the odds in your favor, and what you should always be doing any time you’re pitching an idea or initiative to get your listeners wanting to hear more.

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Self-promotion typically gets a bad rap. Lots of people think of promoting themselves as sales-y, arrogant, or being a braggart. Maybe you’ve held yourself back from articulating your value because you didn’t want to come across in this way. My guest this week, however, believes self-promotion, at its core, is about confidently, gracefully, and authentically telling your story.

Debby Stone is the founder and CEO of Novateur Partners: an executive coaching and leadership development firm that supports executives, corporations, professional service firms, and non-profit organizations. Her book, The Art of Self-Promotion: Tell Your Story, Transform Your Career, is one of the most helpful books out there in the field of personal brand building, and she’s here today to shed light on the importance of articulating your value in a compelling way.

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If you’re plagued with the feeling of falling behind, even when others praise you for your productivity, you’re not alone. The wiring of high achievers means you’re especially likely to feel this way, and it’s time to understand why so you can feel empowered about your time, which will ultimately help you exercise the power skills more effectively.

Tune in this week to learn why high achievers are vulnerable to feeling like they’re lacking productivity, my top tips for using your to-do list in the most empowering way possible, and how to unleash the energy being wasted in worry and stress about your time right now. 

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It's easy to slip into a victim mindset when things are changing in your organization or you're facing workplace challenges. So in this episode, you'll learn some tips, tricks, and strategies for avoiding the trap of falling into a victim mentality, and instead start cultivating an empowered mindset for dealing with challenging circumstances in your organization. 

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There’s one annual event that’s common to every corporation, regardless of company cultures and geographies: budget season. Discover how to navigate budget season effectively and increase the odds of approval for your budget expenses. You’ll hear how to make your proposals more persuasive, top tips for spelling out the return on investment of your ideas, and a three-part approach for explaining your budget proposal in a way that leads to success.

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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between being a good learner and developing mastery of a skill? The key distinction is that those who develop mastery of their skills have a few simple practices in their toolkit, and you’ll hear what they are on this week’s episode.

Discover two practices that will help you develop your mastery, and key questions to ask yourself that will help you master the power skills of influence, persuasion, and presence.

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Whether it’s motivating someone to advocate for your ideas, or needing them to use their authority for your voice to be heard, why is it so hard to get others to move into action on your behalf? 

Learn the tools at your disposal to increase your win rate when it comes to getting others to advocate for you. You’ll hear the common reasons most people don’t naturally move into action when you want them to, why understanding these reasons is vital, and how to effectively energize someone to advocate for you.

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If you find yourself juggling various priorities and not being as productive as you’d like, you’re in the right place. Hear one power thought that will help you increase productivity. You’ll learn why being in action mode can feel like you’re getting lots done when in reality you’re often being reactive to your circumstances, and how to master the dance that is productivity. 

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If you’re an introvert, you might be envious of your more extroverted colleagues. They network and form new relationships all the time, so it seems like extroverts have an advantage when it comes to creating influence. However, the truth is, introverts can be world-class influencers as well. You just need to play to your strengths instead of copying the approaches used by extroverts.

Discover a simple technique introverts can use to expand and deepen their connections at work. You’ll learn how to connect and build relationships the introvert’s way, without the discomfort and awkwardness.

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