Knowledge Is Not Power David Gurteen
Knowledge is not power. The ability to influence people, especially those in authority, is power. | David Gurteen Continue reading Knowledge Is Not Power David Gurteen
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Influence is the power to affect or shape someone’s thoughts, actions, or decisions, often resulting from authority, persuasion, or example.
Social influence comprises the ways in which individuals adjust their behavior to meet the demands of a social environment. It takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience, leadership, persuasion, sales, and marketing. Typically social influence results from a specific action, command, or request, but people also alter their attitudes and behaviors in response to what they perceive others might do or think. In 1958, Harvard psychologist Herbert Kelman identified three broad varieties of social influence.
Morton Deutsch and Harold Gerard described two psychological needs that lead humans to conform to the expectations of others. These include our need to be right (informational social influence) and our need to be liked (normative social influence). Informational influence (or social proof) is an influence to accept information from another as evidence about reality. Informational influence comes into play when people are uncertain, either from stimuli being intrinsically ambiguous or because of social disagreement. Normative influence is an influence to conform to the positive expectations of others. In terms of Kelman's typology, normative influence leads to public compliance, whereas informational influence leads to private acceptance.
Credit: Wikipedia - social_influenceKnowledge is not power. The ability to influence people, especially those in authority, is power. | David Gurteen Continue reading Knowledge Is Not Power David Gurteen
Anyone who has a sphere of influence can be considered a leader. | Daniel Goleman Continue reading Anyone Who Has a Sphere of Influence Can Be Considered a Leader Daniel Goleman
In its broadest sense, politics is the actions or activities of a person or group to influence or control decisions and the outcomes of those decisions within a specific group context, e.g., a country, community, or organization. These actions or activities include gaining power or helping others achieve power and consequently influencing or … | David Gurteen Continue reading What Is Politics? The actions or activities of a person or group to influence decision-making
Knowledge alone is not power. Self-motivation, taking responsibility, and the ability to act on knowledge and to influence and work with people, especially those in authority, is power. | David Gurteen Continue reading Knowledge Alone Is Not Power David Gurteen
The new kind of business hero must learn to operate without the might of the hierarchy behind them. The crutch of authority must be thrown away and replaced by their own ability to make relationships, use influence and work with others to achieve results. | Rosabeth Moss Kanter Continue reading Operating Without Hierarchy Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Leadership is the ability of an individual, through social influence, to enlist the support and cooperation of others in achieving common goals and in building and sustaining a community. | David Gurteen Continue reading Leadership and Social Influence David Gurteen
Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours. | Dale Carnegie Continue reading Talk to Someone About Themselves and They’ll Listen for Hours Dale Carnegie
I get this question all the time. Simon, I buy into all your stuff, it’s wonderful. Thank you very much, but I’m not the CEO. How do I change the organization when I’m not in charge? There’s like four levels up above me. What am I supposed to do? And the answer is, of course, … Continue reading Influence Change at Any Level Simon Sinek (2024)
Spirituality Signal-to-noise Ratio Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Life presents numerous challenges and opportunities. It is crucial to identify areas under our control versus those beyond our influence. The “Circles of Engagement” model guides us in … Continue reading Circles of Engagement ** Aligning efforts with impact
The Power of Curiosity ** Measures, Targets, Rewards and Punishments Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close I want to look at three related concepts, power, influence, and leadership, and explore their meaning in the context of Conversational … Continue reading Influential Power ** You can never not influence
II. Embrace Complexity IV. Leverage the Power of Conversation Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Practice leadership: The world is too complex a place and faces far too many issues for only a small number of appointed … Continue reading III. Practice Leadership We need to practice leadership
Many see politics in its Machiavellian, manipulative sense, backstabbing and spreading false rumors, but politics need not be dirty. It is through politics that we get things done. Politics is life. Continue reading Politics Is Life We can’t escape it
Don’t Do Knowledge Management ** The Four Levels of Knowledge Management Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Is knowledge power, or is it potential power? And if knowledge is not power, what is power? A little history The … Continue reading Knowledge Is Not Power Our ability to influence people is power
Effective leadership is vital for driving positive change in a complex world. However, many view leadership as a position of authority rather than a practice accessible to all. We can create a more engaged and sustainable society by recognizing that anyone can develop leadership skills and influence others. Continue reading Leadership Is a Practice Not a Position of Authority Anyone can practice leadership