Category Archives: Influence

Toe Stubbing and Authenticity

Blog, Influence, SuccessBy Bob Burg February 15, 2015 14 Comments

Years ago I was in the Holy city of Jerusalem, Israel to visit and learn from a man whose books I’d been studying for several years. Rabbi Zelig Pliskin’s writings are a combination of ancient Biblical wisdom and modern day personal development. While some of his 20 books are geared to a Jewish readership, many…

Noble Selling Purpose…and Profit – In Perfect Harmony

Blog, Influence, The Go-GiverBy Bob Burg January 27, 2015 4 Comments

Lisa Earle McLeod is the author of Selling with Noble Purpose, a book that basically shows how and why those whose actual purpose in selling what they sell is greater than the money…actually make more money. In a recent post she wrote: “People often ask me: How do you balance Noble Purpose with the need…

The Advancing Woman – Kat Cole

Blog, Influence, Success, The Go-GiverBy Bob Burg January 17, 2015 20 Comments

In his classic, The Science of Getting Rich, written way back in 1910, Wallace D. Wattles explained a key principle for advancement in business, regardless of where one starts or how little money or connections they begin with. One advances… by advancing (providing value to) others: “And, in so far as your business consists in…

Who Is John Allison? A Principle-Based Leader

Blog, Influence, Interviews, PoliticsBy Bob Burg January 9, 2015 6 Comments

When it comes right down to it, leadership is really a reflection of…who one is! It is about one’s character and principles. It is about one’s philosophy. I posted about John Allison in “Those With High Character Take A Stand” and in reviewing his Number One New York Times Bestseller, The Financial Crisis And The…

One Mom’s Very Persuasive Questions

Blog, Influence, SuccessBy Bob Burg January 2, 2015 5 Comments

One of the golden rules of human nature — as so perfectly illustrated by Dale Carnegie in his classic, How to Win Friends And Influence People — is that, “Ultimately, People do things for their reasons, not our reasons.” As such, in order to elicit a person to make a decision and take the action…

How to Remember What You… Didn’t Say

Blog, InfluenceBy Bob Burg December 21, 2014 8 Comments

The long-running local children’s show featured a man with a genial manner and entertaining style. He was truly one of the most beloved area personalities and hero of many a young’un, including me. So, it surprised me when — in my teens — talking with someone who’d been an audience member years earlier, he said…

Curing The Leadership Crisis

Blog, Book Reviews, Influence, Politics, SuccessBy Bob Burg December 11, 2014 20 Comments

Would the principles that make one an effective, successful and happy individual create those same results for a company, and for society as a whole? In this absolutely terrific book on leadership, the author says that yes, indeed they would. The following is from John A. Allison’s introduction to his recently-released, The Leadership Crisis And…

Integrity and Honesty — For YOUR Sake

Blog, Influence, SuccessBy Bob Burg November 25, 2014 13 Comments

In his new book, The Leadership Crisis And The Free Market Cure, John Allison defines Integrity as, “the harmony of mind and body” and says that, as a principle, it “guides us to act consistently with our beliefs.” After a brief but brilliant explanation regarding how one cannot act with integrity if one’s values are…

So, What Can You Do?

Blog, InfluenceBy Bob Burg November 19, 2014 20 Comments

Perhaps it’s someone on your team at work. Or, maybe a close friend or family member you’re trying to help work through a difficult personal situation. The person has a problem. You make a suggestion. “But, that won’t work” they quickly reply. Or, “But, my case is different” they say. Or, they helplessly offer, “But,…

Position Yourself As The Authority in Your Field

Blog, Influence, SuccessBy Bob Burg November 11, 2014 5 Comments

Last post we looked at some of the key points and takeaways from the recent David Neagle Accelerate Live event Kathy Zader and I attended in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. David also brought in several terrific speakers. Two of them were the team of Jack Mize and Brian Horn of the highly-regarded business and personal positioning…

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