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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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Lessons have stayed with me

I have referred to this book with others often since listening to it. While it could be a little briefer, it has powerful stories that are revisited throughout. The lessons will stay with me.

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Great read!

What did you love best about Influencer?

Gives you a lot of really good ideas on how people are influenced to do things. Many great examples that drive the principles home.

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Solid book, much more a resource than just a book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

YES. This book tells a story, using stories to help explain what influence is, and how to use it successfully.

What did you like best about this story?

The many stories used to illustrate the theme of the book.

Which scene was your favorite?

The guinea worm is no more. How amazing is that, in such a short amount of time?

What did you learn from Influencer that you would use in your daily life?

Influence is not a hammer, it is not direct. It is focused energy, trial and error, goal minded success.

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Scientific patterns for causing change

You are taken through many different scientific scenarios about driving change in different facets of life. That being said, the presentation is somewhat jumbled as the author flits from scenario to scenario.

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Practical and helpful information

Should be required reading in every high school in America. This is good stuff. It is practical and easy to understand. The authors provide example after example about why something works and how to do it. This is an easy and quick read. I highly recommend it.

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Great book! Useful skill sets to learn

Different approach to leadership . Makes you think about approach and impact of true influencers

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Very powerful content!

This is a book that's worth it's weight in gold. If you are in the change business it is a must read!

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Great listen

loved it a great listen, another way to help with team building and working with others

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slow start but great info after first chapter

The book start was not interesting to me but after first chapter, things get a lot better. I learnt quite few things which previously I did not thought about much. Specially chapter about changing environment to change behavior. over all a very useful book.

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Interesting But Hard To Stay Engaged

This book has a lot of good information in it, but it is not always the most interesting. I could see reading this book in a paper format as a better alternative. Note taking is one issue that a paper book would be more convenient.

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