When was the last time when you spoke about something and
everyone including your boss listened to you without disagreeing or
interrupting in between? If you can’t remember at the moment it’s totally
alright. Because we all tend to face this situation almost every day. We all
like to be listened to and appreciated thereafter or at least seek for positive
comments and gestures when we are done speaking. And for this to happen, we
need to carry that strong positive vibe or cast an influence on everyone we
work with. Here in this blog we will discuss about the simple yet effective
ways to boost influence at work.
Being an influence or the ability to influence others is an
art which I believe can be mastered. Great orators have it. So here are few
steps to a great influence:
1. Identify your Style: Study yourself, focus what
is your dominant style-to convince, negotiate, logical argument, bridge, assert
or influence. We all have different styles and some might have all thrust in
them. Unveil them and understand if you are using them in the right places.
2. Use your Style: Once you are done with the
identifying part, learn to use or modify your inbuilt style of influence
according to situation and people. For instance, if you are trying to put your
point in front of your CEO, arguing with him/her or negotiating won’t help. Try
to be logical here. Back up your point with facts and figures; try proving them
rather pushing your point affront. Likewise, with a peer be negotiative.
3. Identify your Weakness: There’s a
possibility that you might have discovered your strengths (your style) but then
are you using it on the wrong grounds? This will bend your ways. Learn where
your magic works. If you are working on the same style for every different
situation, this won’t help. Remember you need to have different weapons for
different fights.
4. Speak the Desired Amount: Most of us
are aware of this that “Silence is Golden”. Here I don’t mean you to be mute
but then speak how much is required. Unnecessary talks that are long than
required will finally start irritating people. This will rather land you in bad
influence.
5. Fortify your Reputation: This is
one thing which follows you everywhere. Guard it. Don’t try anything that might
hamper your reputation. It took you years to earn this. Pay attention to what
you speak, how you speak, the words you use, gestures, actions, everything.
Anything repulsive from your end will turn off the entire positive influence
that you might be casting over others.
6. Try winning through Actions: Actions
speaks louder than words. We all know this and it equally fits at work. While
at work, it’s your work that does the speaking. If you are good enough-it
shows. You need not sugar coat a thing. Rather than working hard over an
argument to win, let your work do the talking. Trust me your magic of influence
will surely work.
7. Avoid Chronic Dissatisfaction: Now here,
I don’t mean to be rude. It ok if you are helping any of your peers or juniors
or even seniors to cope up with hard situations but then if they vow never ever
to recover from the bad phase you might automatically be influenced by them
negatively and hence emotions are contagious be it good or bad. Avoiding such
situation is what I recommend.
There are employees that are good influence and then there
are organizations which bring along a good influence among its people and help
them grow mutually. One such is T&A Solutions which is one of the best job consultants in Ludhiana.
