Contents

About the authors

Acknowledgements

Publisher’s acknowledgements

The Wind and the Sun

Introduction

Self-assessment questionnaire

PART 1 10 steps to greater influence

Step 1 Relationships – understand your sphere of influence

Examine the key relationships you have at work and home and understand what gives you influence in them. Place those key stakeholders on the ‘engagement scale.’ Recognise the wider-reaching ripples of influence that you have, and the limits of your influence.

Step 2 The body of influence – non-verbal impact

Learn to use your body to convey the influence and impact you wish to have. Understand how we ‘give ourselves away’ and undermine our influence by having weak non-verbal habits. Learn to use your body to give ...

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