(By Loyd Ford) Have you noticed how everyone in social media appears to want to ‘go viral?’ Yet, so much noise on social media follows principles that are the opposite of being influential. Maybe you ...

Building and wielding influence creates a unique kind of gravitational pull with clients and prospects. Robert Cialdini, through his decades of behavioral and social science research and foundational ...

Jedidiah 'Jedi' Alex Koh is the Founder of Coaching Changes Lives, Asia's leading Coaching Firm Specializing in Team Leadership Development. What is the missing competency for leaders, teams and ...

Although I’ve staked my reputation on claiming that there are six universal principles of social influence—Reciprocity, Liking, Social Proof, Authority, Commitment/Consistency, and Scarcity—new ...

In everyday life, persuasion, not power, moves the world forward. Last week in New York, I found myself watching the dance of influence at the United Nations General Assembly. Delegations swept into ...

In my recent book, Human Hacking: Win Friends, Influence People and Leave them Feeling Better for Having Met You, 1 I focused on how to understand human behavior and then use that knowledge to ...

Applying this vital skill and enhanced level of engagement to your financial services business has been a goal of many advisors, but requires a strategic commitment to realize, not just a tentative, ...