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Influencer

By: Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield
Narrated by: Eric Conger
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From the New York Times best-selling authors of Crucial Conversations.... Whether your goal is to change minds, change markets, or change the world - anything is possible for an influencer.

Everyone wants to be an influencer. We all want to learn how to help ourselves and others change behavior. And yet, in spite of the fact that we routinely attempt to do everything from lose weight to improve quality at work, few of us have more than one or two ideas about how to exert influence. For the first time, Influencer brings together the breakthrough strategies of contemporary influence masters. By drawing from the skills of hundreds of successful influencers and combining them with five decades of the best social-science research, Influencer shares eight powerful principles for changing behaviors - principles almost anyone can apply to change almost anything.

©2007 Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler (P)2007 HighBridge Company

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Interesting, but ...

Some really interesting content, but the way the stories are continually interwoven through the story is a bit repetitive. It could have covered the same ground in half the time. Narrator was not my favorite, but your mileage may vary ...

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Best Audio Book Ever!

If you could sum up Influencer in three words, what would they be?

I've been listing to audio books for 19-years and this was the most impactful one of all.

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A Must Read

This was the best book I read in 2009. If you want your life to count this would be a good source book.

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Excellent Book!!! I Highly Recommend It!!!

I have loved listening to this audio book as I run. I love the mix between research and application exhibited in the book. This is a book that I will go back and reference in the future for sure!

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Good but bounces around

I liked the concept and thought that influence is a powerful tool. However the book bounces around during the chapters. It could have been compiled a bit better to make it a better read/ listen. Overall it is still a good listen if you have time and nothing better to do. You can learn from it!

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Life changing

May sound a little cliché, but the tools that I learned in this book have definitely improved my confidence leading change strategies.
A must read for anyone who is in a position where they want to improve systems, communities, or people.

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A Must Read for Leaders

I feel this book is essential for leaders or even just for people looking to influence positive change in the world.

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This book will live for decades in your imagination

One of the three books I recommend to understand how to move and inspire people.

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Fascinating!

Would you listen to Influencer again? Why?

Yes, and I don't normally read/listen to books more than once. So much good information that it deserves another listen.

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That the authors used real-world examples.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

All of the information on the Delaney operations run by former gang members and inmates was incredibly powerful and offered tremendous insight into the power of influence.

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one of the best

This was one of the best book on influence and personal change I have read.

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