When you get promoted from a “doer” to a “leader”, one of the hallmarks of that transition is the need to influence others, starting with the team you supervise. As you go higher in the organization, you must also learn to influence people beyond your team: your colleagues, your boss, other senior executives, even external stakeholders like suppliers, customers and law-makers. Your effectiveness is no longer simply the output of your own work… you need others to buy-in if you’re going to succeed. Whether supervising others, working to get buy-in on a project or championing a change, you now need to influence others towards a desired outcome. And the higher you want to go, the more critical influencing skill becomes.

If you are good at your job, you may find yourself being tasked with additional work such as implementing new initiatives or working with high profile clients. It is a common trend – those who do good work get more work. This can leave high-performing and trusted...

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We have access to technology.  A ridiculous amount of access.   With the ability to check email and browse the web anytime anywhere, it can be difficult to turn off – literally. Checking email before you close your eyes at night?  First thing in the morning? While...

In most cases, we do not make the decision to look for a new job until we have to – either we find ourselves unemployed, or suffer in our current position. Fight or flight takes over, and takes care of the decision for us. Even after you’ve made a decision to start...