Have you ever struggled to convince someone to do something that would actually help them? It can be challenging when people resist, but there are more effective ways to influence them than just offering rewards or consequences. At work or at home, you can pick up strategies that top influencers use, figure out which steps fit your situation, and help others feel good about following your lead.

Objectives

Name a feeling that might inhibit you from inspiration-based influence.

Explain how to most appropriately balance short-term and long-term results.

Assess why “pains and gains” is a powerful motivator.

List the steps of the advice influence technique.

Identify the first thing you do when using social proof.