360 Degrees of Influence: Get Everyone to Follow Your Lead on Your Way to the Top,Used

SPREAD YOUR INFLUENCE FOR TRUE LEADERSHIP SUCCESSThe extraordinary power of influence is now within everyones reach. Recent graduates, executive assistants, project managers, and business leaders can all benefit from Monarths simple steps for getting everyone to follow your lead.MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, millionselling author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Wont Get You ThereMonarths monograph is must reading for everyone who needs to build their personal brand and sell themselveswhich is, of course, everybody.JEFFREY PFEFFER, Ph.D., professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and author of Power: Why Some People Have Itand Others DontYour ability to influence and persuade others is the single most important skill for success in business and leadershipand this book shows you how with simple, powerful, practical, and proven techniques.BRIAN TRACY, author of Full EngagementFinally! A book about influence that doesnt tell you how to impose your position on others but rather illuminates ways to build authentic relationships that are mutually beneficial. Truly a 21stcentury approach to a critical skill.LOIS P. FRANK EL, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Dont Get the Corner Office and Nice Girls Just Dont Get It360 Degrees of Influence breaks new ground. Harrison Monarth writes with fl air, passion, and insight. Even seasoned professionals will fi nd his advice practical and invaluable.HARRY MILLS, Managing Director of The Mills Group and author of Artful Persuasion and The StreetSmart NegotiatorAbout the Book:Leadership doesnt have to be a topdown proposition. In fact, the best leaders influence those who are below and above them, as well as people external to the organization, such as customers and partners. This 360 degrees of influence is what separates the good leader from the great leader.Founder of the global executive coaching firm GuruMaker, Harrison Monarth makes a living helping top figures in business and politics hone their influencing, communication, persuasion, impression management, and media skills. He teaches leaders how to operate without relying on spin or manipulation.Now, in 360 Degrees of Influence, Monarth provides everything you need to gain the trust and respect of those around youno matter where theyre positioned in the organizational hierarchyand expand your influence well beyond your immediate environment. Providing valuable insight into human emotion and behavior, Monarth reveals the secrets to becoming the most psychologically astute person in the roomso you can be the most influential leader in the room. Learn how to: Assess your current influencing power Overcome resistance to your ideas and proposals Know what people are thinking and feelingeven better than they do Avoid the most common decisionmaking pitfalls Create an influence strategy tailored to your organizations hierarchyIn addition to sharing insight he has gleaned during years of coaching leading executives, Monarth includes practice exercises, checklists, selfevaluations, and worksheets to help you tackle the challenge of influence and leadership head on.Right now, one of your own counterparts might be exerting influence over you and your boss. You can do the same thing. Apply the lessons of 360 Degrees of Influence to place yourself in the best possible position to lead the leaders.