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“Be the change you want to see in the world.” —paraphrased quote from Mahatma Gandhi Where does a leader’s power come from? In their landmark 1959 report often referenced in leadership theory, social ...

Last week I received an award for being one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley in 2024. It was quite an honor to be one of the recipients and it got me thinking about the power of ...

One thing, however, has become undeniably clear to me throughout my career: Influence might be the most crucial leadership trait that separates the good from the truly exceptional. Influence is a real ...

Have you ever scrolled through social media, feeling down, only to be lifted by a post—a genuine smile, a story of overcoming a challenge? That's the power of influence in action, and we all have it, ...

When I first started work in leadership development fifteen years ago, it was common to take nine months to design and launch a learning programme. Now, it’s often three months or less. As technology ...

How will the world be without influential people? Influence not in terms of misuse of privileged positions or abuse of office as it is the case in many instances as we have become used to. No, I mean ...