influencing strategies

Taking your influencing skills to the next level – in seemingly impossible situations

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By Elisabeth Goodman, 18th March 2021 My work involves working with managers, and working with team members. The questions they ask are often mirror reflections of each other: how do I work with a difficult team member? How do I work with a difficult manager? Some possible answers that we explore in our coaching and …

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Influencing skills for Project Management – lessons from the military

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By Elisabeth Goodman, 27th April 2019 Project is the APM’s (Association for Project Managment) regular publication for its members.  This spring’s issue carries a fascinating article by Ben Hargreaves, editor of Project, featuring Emma Dutton MBE.  The article describes how she has founded a consultancy, the Applied Influence Group, to apply what she has learnt …

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On leadership, emotional intelligence and influencing skills

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By Elisabeth Goodman, 9th March 2018 My colleague, Liz Mercer, and I recently bought the whole set of  Daniel Goleman et al’s twelve”Building Blocks of Emotional Intelligence” between us. The 70+ page booklet on “Influence” caught my attention as we have a course on Effective Influencing and Communication Skills with RiverRhee.  We also have a section …

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The Effective Team’s Change Management Workbook – now available!

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by Elisabeth Goodman I’m delighted to say that the first in my new series of  “The Effective Team’s ” workbooks is now available. The Effective Team’s Change Management Workbook Elisabeth Goodman (author), Nathaniel Spain (illustrator), November 2013 – ISBN 978-0-9926323-5-9 This first book in the series focuses on Change Management.  This is the description on the …

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