Category Archives: influence

Ebb and flow

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Feeling wrung out

Feeling wrung out

The last few weeks have been crazy, and while I have found a lot of energy during the day, I am usually totally spent by the evening.  With busy weekends, there has been little time to regenerate.

Yesterday I went to a conference.  I was regretting registering, thinking I had sooooo much else to do – but I needed to go because – well, I had paid for it – paid a lot for it.

So I went.  Within 15 minutes I knew I had gotten my money’s worth.  I knew it was going to be different.

I had missed the Welcome to Country – and it sounded like it was awesome.  The person who had done the Welcome was still on stage, and the MC was talking, and it was like an informal conversation.

Then Robyn Moore came on stage.  Robyn claimed she had been in all our homes.  Sure sure…. but she had … more than we knew!

Spray and Wipe ad

She kicked off singing the Spray and Wipe ad, and later revealed that she was the voice of Blinky Bill, a character well known to all Aussie kids.  She had an amazing skill in having you laughing, crying, laughing all within a few minutes.

Blinky BillBlinky Bill

Be in love with your potential!

Be extraordinary!!

 Robyn MooreMy notes from Robyn’s presentation are here.

Notes from Robyn Moore's presentation

Don’t Agonise – Organise

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About 16 years ago I found this great postcard in a African shop at the Gold Coast:

Don't Agonise - OrganiseI kept it visible on my desk, and it really helped me focus when I needed to.

I haven’t been able to find the postcard itself for a while now, and every now and again I search on the net to see if I can find the image.  Finally I have – on this Swedish site: http://www.arkiv.certec.lth.se/dok/skolriksdagen/

I am hoping that this little visual reminder again works some magic for me, at a time when I need it even more.

Influencer – audio book – The Power to Change Anything

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I started collecting audio books to listen to on my iPhone about a year ago.  I am currently listening to the Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. I know already that I will listen to this book again, and might buy the book itself.

This book ties a lot of theories and experiences together to propose strategies for influencing change.  I need to create a summary, but some of the themes that have stuck in my head are:

  • knowing what you want to see happen
  • identifying vital behaviour
  • identifying contingency behaviour
  • looking for “Positive Deviance” – where are there examples of the ‘bad thing’ not happening

This links with a workshop that I participated in last week, on Influence and Negotiation with Strategic Partners, facilitated by Jan Archer.  I think I might build a wiki around this as well….

Umm…  have been sitting on the computer surfing around the MOOC recordings and a whole lot of things, and collecting bits here, but not progressing on my uni assessments….. prep work – that is what I have been doing, prep.  Definitely not procrastinating!!