You Have More Influence Than You Think How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matt

You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters

By Vanessa Bohns

Named a 2021 Best Book for Ethical Leaders by Notre Dame's Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership and a Top Business Title of the Month by the Financial Times "One of the most enticing and entertaining books I've ever read on persuasion. " --Adam Grant, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Think Again "This remarkable book will change the way you see your own potential.

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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 09/07/2021
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781324005711
ISBN-10: 1324005718
Language: Eng

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If you've ever felt ineffective, invisible, or inarticulate, chances are you weren't actually any of those things. Those feelings may instead have been the result of a lack of awareness we all seem to have for how our words, actions, and even our mere presence affect other people.

In You Have More Influence Than You Think social psychologist Vanessa Bohns draws from her original research to illustrate why we fail to recognize the influence we have, and how that lack of awareness can lead us to miss opportunities or accidentally misuse our power.

Weaving together compelling stories with cutting edge science, Bohns answers the questions we all want to know (but may be afraid to ask): How much did she take to heart what I said earlier? Do they know they can push back on my suggestions? Did he notice whether I was there today? Will they agree to help me if I ask?

Whether attending a meeting, sharing a post online, or mustering the nerve to ask for a favor, we often assume our actions, input, and requests will be overlooked or rejected. Bohns and her work demonstrate that people see us, listen to us, and agree to do things for us much more than we realize--for better, and worse.

You Have More Influence Than You Think offers science-based strategies for observing the effect we have on others, reconsidering our fear of rejection, and even, sometimes, pulling back to use our influence less. It is a call to stop searching for ways to gain influence you don't have and to start recognizing the influence you don't realize you already have.

About the Author

Vanessa Bohns is a professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times and Harvard Business Review , among other publications.

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