Attaining Justice often means influencing others to change what they do. But what if it's your boss, or don't want to listen? Positively influencing others is about using your personal power to engage others, make a difference, and sustain and even build the relationship you have.
3. Influence
Positive influence is the application of personal power to
bring about change in others or make a difference to the
situation in a way that builds, or at least maintains, the
long term relationship
4. Influence
• A quick and easy way to estimate what approach
might work.
• Influence and energy - push or pull?
• The communication styles that work best, and work
best for you.
• Practice.
5. Influence
• A quick and easy way to estimate what approach
might work.
• Influence and energy - push or pull?
• The communication styles that work best, and work
best for you.
• Practice.
6. Influence
• A quick and easy way to estimate what approach
might work.
• Influence and energy - push or pull?
• The communication styles that work best, and work
best for you.
• Practice.
12. Influence and energy
Energy Influence style Components
Push Persuading Proposing and reasoning
Push Asserting
Giving feedback
Stating expectations
Positive and negative
consequences
Pull Empathising
Active listening, questions
Being open
Pull Collaborating
Finding common ground
Sharing aspirations
18. Influence and WMD
• Words~Choice, jargon, clarity, directness
• Music~Pace, pitch, rhythm, emphasis, silence
• Dance~Stance and posture, non verbal, eye
contact, movement and use of space
19. Influence and WMD
• Words~Choice, jargon, clarity, directness 7%
• Music~Pace, pitch, rhythm, emphasis, silence 38%
• Dance~Stance and posture, non verbal, eye
contact, movement and use of space 55%
20. Influence and WMD
• Words~Choice, jargon, clarity, directness 7%
• Music~Pace, pitch, rhythm, emphasis, silence 38%
• Dance~Stance and posture, non verbal, eye
contact, movement and use of space 55%
To be effective the WMD must align.
22. Empathising
Understanding the other persons point of view has three
• Active listening
• Asking questions
elements
• Being open and disclosing
The object is to build trust in the relationship
23. Empathising
Understanding the other persons point of view has three
• Active listening
• Asking questions
elements
• Being open and disclosing
The object is to build trust in the relationship
24. Active Listening
• Pay full attention
• Reflect data and feelings
• Paraphrase
• Summarise
25. Active Listening
• Pay full attention
• Reflect data and feelings
• Paraphrase
• Summarise
Words
Let me check I've
understood
You look angry, happy
!
Music and dance
Encouraging, warm
sincere
good eye contact
open body posture
Match and mirror
26. Asking questions
• For full understanding
• Encourage more
• Data
• Feelings
27. Asking questions
• For full understanding
• Encourage more
• Data
• Feelings
Words
Tell me more ...
How, when, where
What do you feel about
!
Music and dance
Encouraging, warm
sincere
good eye contact
open body posture
Match and mirror
28. Being open
• Relevant and helpful
• Data and feelings
• Genuine
• Professional and personal
29. Being open
• Relevant and helpful
• Data and feelings
• Genuine
• Professional and personal
Words
I had a similar
experience ...
I have xx that you
might find helpful
!
Music and dance
Encouraging, warm
sincere
good eye contact
open body posture
Match and mirror
31. Asserting
The Words
• Give feedback to reinforce positive and change
negative behaviour
• State expectations, be direct and clear about what
you want from the other person
• Create positive and negative consequences, make
sure they are deliverable and relevant, and that
they are valuable to the other person
32. Asserting
The Music
• Firm, loud enough, forceful if the situation requires
• Clear articulation
• Steady pace
• Emphasise key words
33. Asserting
The Dance
• Strong eye contact
• Grounded - feet well planted
• Upright yet relaxed
• Waist high gestures, firm, chopping hands
• Match your degree of conviction
34. Asserting-key points
• Purpose is to be clear with others
• You have legitimate needs to achieve goals
• Work from gut feel not logic, do not use reasons to
back up your assertion
• It is personal - you and I
• Set the context first, then ask for what you want
• Escalate strength through words, music and dance