Book Influencer Reflection

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Throughout this course I have learned many useful and important ideas to use in my pursuit of advancing my abilities to be a leader. From the books we studied to the topics we examined in class, I found many items to be enlightening. In this paper, will provide the details of those ideas and who I will be barrowing them from. Additionally, I will explain why I feel there important to keep in mind as I progress through my career. We discussed many great ideas but these are the few that will be predominately on my mind and applied to the situations I will encounter through my career. The authors of the book Influencer, believe “what qualifies people to be “leaders” is their capacity to be influence others to change their behavior in order to …show more content…
Which in theory that is what leader does, but in reality it is usually done in a manner that lacks that heroic and dramatic flair shown on the big screen. The book Influencer provides what the authors feel are the six sources for how to appeal to other individuals for the purpose of influencing then to follow you in whatever your quest maybe. These sources can be explained as finding a way to connect with the individual to motivate them and help them develop the abilities to work toward the goal you have laid out. The authors suggest finding a way to personally motivate the individuals and help them develop the abilities needed (2013). Two other sources the authors suggest using in influence, is social motivation and ability (2013). This is to say, be mindful of the society around an …show more content…
They do give me a guide to follow and a new set of tools to help make adjustments along the way. When you reach out to individuals personally you are able to connect with them. When you surround individuals with other people of the mindset they are able to keep another moving in the right direction. When you lay out a structure plan people are able to see where they are head and how to reach the end. When you have a plan to follow for observing your situation and making quick changes along the way, have the ability to reach and stay in a leadership position. Armed with these ideas I feel I will be able to succeed when the times

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