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Three Blocks To Compassion And How To Overcome Them
We’re throwing it back! This week we’re showcasing a guest post from Monica Worline about the theme from her latest book with Jane E. Dutton, Awakening Compassion At Work, which launched on February 17. The science behind compassion demonstrates that this crucial...
Growing Your Career as a Stay at Home Mom
Stay-at-home mom and career woman are not two titles that are traditionally put together. However, in today’s increasingly digital and flexible world, more and more women (myself included) can stay home with their young ones while advancing their careers at the same...
Embraced By The Wind
We’re throwing it back! This week we’re showcasing a guest post from Art Barter about the theme from his latest book, Farmer Able. We also worked with him on The Servant Leadership Journal, which launched on March 4. The pigs are running the farm. So begins the story...
Back-scratching in the World of Public Relations
It often comes up in conversation with clients--what influence do we, public relations professionals, have on the media? Unfortunately, the answer isn't simple. Some research shows that up to 80 percent of media coverage is influenced by public relations. But this...
Self-Awareness: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
We’re throwing it back! This week we’re showcasing a guest post from Mark Miller about the theme from his latest book, Leaders Made Here, which we launched on March 13th. Have you ever noticed that the more you look for something, the more you find it? Like when you...
Use Influence as a Tool For Positive Change
Growing up as the oldest sibling of four, my parents repeated the phrase “you have to be a good influence.” At times throughout my childhood, this would cause me some frustration, because it felt like an attack on my individual freedom. I later realized it was a...
Five Truths I Discovered about People in My First Five Years in Business
My team and I recently passed the milestone of five years in business. While I've written previously about lessons I've learned as an entrepreneur, I wanted to take a moment to share a few truths I've discovered about the centrality of other people to building a...
3 Tips for Developing Optimism
We’re throwing it back! This week we’re showcasing a guest post from Nate Regier about the theme of developing optimism. Optimism is not just seeing the glass as half-full. It’s about doing what it takes to fill it up. Optimism is not wishful thinking. Not even a...
Public Relations: What It Takes to Be a Leader
I was recently asked to teach undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee about public relations. This new opportunity got me thinking about what the world of PR will be like when these students graduate, and what skills they'll need to be leaders in an...
Motivate Yourself Into Action!
We’re throwing it back! This week we’re showcasing a guest post from Brian Tracy about the theme from his latest book, the third edition of Eat That Frog!, which we launched on April 17. A word about frogs: it has been said that if the first thing you do each morning...
Using Thought Leadership to Market Your Book
In the earliest conversations with our authors, we like to make sure one thing is clear: selling books is hard! Though a well-executed book launch can dramatically increase sales, the main goal for most of our authors is not selling books, but building thought...
Calling All Authors: The Book Marketing Action Guide Is Live!
Since our first book launches in 2012, Weaving Influence has learned a lot about what it takes to successfully launch and market a book. We’re passionate about helping our authors connect with the right audiences, and thrilled to be able to share a new interactive...