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Janet E. Porter, PhD
Adjunct Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Board Chair, Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
617-909-8109
Effectively Influencing Others
Click to edit Master title styleLeadershipIf you think you are leading,
Click to edit Master title styleLeadershipIf you think you are leading,
look behind you,
Click to edit Master title styleLeadershipIf you think you are leading,
look behind you,
if there is no one there, you are not leading,
Click to edit Master title styleLeadershipIf you think you are leading,
look behind you,
if there is no one there, you are not leading,
you are only taking a walk.
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Click to edit Master title styleGetting MADD – Influencing Others
Click to edit Master title styleGetting MADD – Influencing Others
Click to edit Master title styleGetting MADD – Influencing Others
Click to edit Master title styleGetting MADD – Influencing Others
Click to edit Master title styleGetting MADD – Influencing Others
SINCE 1980 MADD THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE KILLED ANNUALLY HAS
DECREASED FROM MORE THAN
25,000 TO LESS THAN 10,000 PER
YEAR….SAVING THE LIVES OF
MORE THAN 300,000 PEOPLE
Click to edit Master title styleGetting MADD – Influencing Others
MADD HAS HELPED SAVE NEARLY
30,000 YOUNG LIVES THROUGH
PASSAGE OF THE 21 MINIMUM
DRINKING AGE LAW…..
SINCE 1980 MADD THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE KILLED ANNUALLY HAS
DECREASED FROM MORE THAN
25,000 TO LESS THAN 10,000 PER
YEAR….SAVING THE LIVES OF
MORE THAN 300,000 PEOPLE
Click to edit Master title styleGetting MADD – Influencing Others
MADD HAS HELPED SAVE NEARLY
30,000 YOUNG LIVES THROUGH
PASSAGE OF THE 21 MINIMUM
DRINKING AGE LAW…..
SINCE 1980 MADD THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE KILLED ANNUALLY HAS
DECREASED FROM MORE THAN
25,000 TO LESS THAN 10,000 PER
YEAR….SAVING THE LIVES OF
MORE THAN 300,000 PEOPLE
AND YET TODAY
CAR CRASHES ARE THE LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH FOR TEENS,
AND ABOUT A QUARTER OF THOSE
CRASHES INVOLVE AN UNDERAGE
DRINKING DRIVER.
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John Van Hengel
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John Van Hengel
• Born in Wisconsin, son of a nurse and pharmacist
• Graduated from college, became beach bun
• Married, two sons, divorced
• Injured working in a rock quarry at 40
• Age 44 took a vow of poverty
• Lived in donated room above garage, secondhand clothes, ate at soup
kitchens
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John Van Hengel
• Born in Wisconsin, son of a nurse and pharmacist
• Graduated from college, became beach bun
• Married, two sons, divorced
• Injured working in a rock quarry at 40
• Age 44 took a vow of poverty
• Lived in donated room above garage, secondhand clothes, ate at soup
kitchens
• Founded first food bank in America – St. Mary’s in Phoenix - 1967
• “Father of Food Banking”
• Started Second Harvest
• Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award
• Humanitarian Congressional Award
• Knighted
Click to edit Master title styleWhat is the Most Popular Business Book of All Time?
Click to edit Master title styleWhat is the Most Popular Business Book of All Time?
Click to edit Master title styleWhat is the Most Popular Business Book of All Time?
Click to edit Master title stylePersonal Preference or Inclination
1. Find a pen or pencil and a piece of
paper.
2. Quickly sign your name the way you
typically sign a check or other document.
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Click to edit Master title stylePersonal Preference or Inclination
1. Find a pen or pencil and a piece of
paper.
2. Quickly sign your name the way you
typically sign a check or other document.
3. Move your pen or pencil to your other hand and sign
your name again.
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Click to edit Master title styleSelf-Assessments
• Provide insight into your own style
• Provide a framework for thinking about other’s
styles
• Answer with your first instinct, don’t over-think
your answer
• Truest results is when you answer as you really
are – not as you want others to see you
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Click to edit Master title styleInfluence Style Indicator
• Developed by Discovery Learning in support of
the Center for Creative Leadership (ccl.org)
• Instrument to measure your influencing style –
your approach to influencing others and being
influenced
• Provides a model for understanding others
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Influence Orientation
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Influence Orientations
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You look for compromises and make concessions to reach outcomes that satisfy your greater interest.
You put forward your ideas and offer logical, rational reasons to convince others of your point of view.
You insist that your ideas are heard and considered and you challenge the ideas of others.
You advocate your position and encourage others with a sense of shared purpose and exciting possibilities.
You build relationships and connect with others through listening, understanding and building coalitions.
Influence Styles
Click to edit Master title styleAsserting StyleStating preferences clearly and applying pressure
This style looks like:
• Pushing your perspectives, ideas and beliefs
• Insisting that your ideas are heard and considered even when
others disagree
• Putting forward ideas even if they are not popular
• Challenging ideas and suggestions that you disagree with
• Using structure (rules, laws, policies) to emphasize legitimacy
• Letting people know exactly where you stand
• Using power, rewards, consequences
This style sounds like:
“Why don’t we talk about the elephant in the room?”
“The policy requires that we….”
“That’s unacceptable to me under any circumstances.”
“I am 100% certain that….”
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Click to edit Master title styleRationalizing StyleUsing logic and reasoning to present your ideas
This style looks like:
• Pushing your perspectives, ideas and beliefs
• Offering rational reasons to convince others of your point of
view
• Suggesting logical solutions to problems
• Presenting arguments that are analytically based
• Creating a logical flow to your arguments
• Using relevant facts and data to convince others
• Using expert views and/or historical data to build a
convincing position.
This style sounds like:
“The facts suggest….”
“Our analysis of this situation shows that….”
“What information do you need?”
“The only logical solution is to….”
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Inspiring StyleInfluencing others through shared purpose ad
higher possibilities.
This Style looks like:
• Pulling people together and toward your points of view.
• Advocating your position by encouraging others with a sense of shared
purpose.
• Communicating your vision for the best outcome.
• Helping others see the exciting possibilities in a situation.
• Enthusiastically presenting your ideas.
• Appealing to people’s hopes and dreams to gain their support.
• Using stories and to appeal to the emotions of others.
This Style sounds like:
• “Just think of what this can mean to the future if….”
• “We are arguing about pennies when this approach will save millions.”
• “Imagine if we could figure this out what an impact we would have
on…”
Click to edit Master title styleBridging StyleEngaging and connecting with others
This Style looks like:
• Pulling people together and toward your point of view.
• Connecting with others through building coalitions and communities
based upon common interest.
• Working hard to establish a climate of trust.
• Listening carefully to what others have to say.
• Acknowledging the needs and concerns of the other party.
• Sharing appreciation for other people’s issues and needs.
• Asking questions to seek understanding of others’ viewpoint.
This Style looks like:
• “I think I understand your dilemma so you can help me understand
why..”
• “I had this same issue last year and let me tell you what we learned…”
• “It sounds like the three of us have a common agenda. If we just…”
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Negotiating StyleCompromising and making concessions to find
common ground
This style looks like:
• Orienting toward tradeoffs and compromises
• Willing to make concessions in order to reach an outcome
that satisfies the greater interest
• Getting support for your ideas by offering to help others in
some way
• Bargaining to reach agreement when something is important
to you
• Exchanging favors in order to get something accomplished
• Highlighting points of agreement and mutual benefit.
This style sounds like:
“If you will…..than I can…”
“I will support you in the meeting tomorrow if when my project
is presented the next quarter, you will….”
“I know this is not a long-term solution to all your issues but it
does provide a way forward so that we can both….”
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Click to edit Master title stylePeer Coaching
• Pair up with someone of a different influence style than
yours.
• Describe a major change you would like to make in the
world and why. What is your argument for why this
change is important?
• The peer coach provides you feedback on how you
might be more persuasive.
• Then you switch places.
Click to edit Master title styleTo Influence Effectively
• Increase your consciousness about your own approach to influencing others
• Listen to understand other’s perspective • Develop skills at assessing others’
influence style • Customize your argument to the audience• For major conversations, have data AND a
story AND what’s in it for me AND a vision…
• Demonstrate concern for others as well as self
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