Speaking to Influence Blog

Sometimes I have to laugh at the kinds of influence we can have on others. Recently I got an email ...

On stage a few weeks ago, I polled the audience, with a little ironic drip in my voice: “By show ...

The strengths that make you effective at work, like decisiveness, directness and cutting straight to the solution, can quietly create ...

Remember using CliffsNotes to get through the novels in literature class? When the language and symbolism got obscure, it helped ...

Some of the strongest leadership branding around the Women, Influence & Power in Law conference didn’t happen on the stage. ...

Their Answers Were Perfect. That’s the Problem. AI has leveled the content of interview answers, so the words alone ...

There’s little that’s more stressful than trying to make important strategic decisions when you’re not sure exactly who or what ...

Disconnection is not a remote-work problem, and it is not a Gen-Z problem. It runs from the newest hire to ...

Sunday morning I ran the Philadelphia 10K. There’s something hypnotic about running in a river of other people, with everyone’s ...

“What have we got here kids, a shotgun wedding?!” That’s a great punchline… unless it’s not. In season two, episode ...