Leadership Domains (Part 4)

People who naturally lean into the Influencing theme are often the natural sales people. Not necessarily what you think of when you think of sales. But beneath the surface, what links Influencing people together is their drive to get other people to do things. To get people to listen to them by taking charge, to make sure others are heard, to persuade others to do something (sometimes buying something), to listen to them, or just to like them. 

If you missed the beginning, you can catch up here.

Some stereotypes about Influencing are that they are focused on others. They naturally think “we” instead of “me.” They are focused on getting other people to do something: to listen to them, like them, look up to them, start doing something, or make things better. 

Here’s where stereotypes can sometimes fall apart. Some times, Influencing can look more like convincing “themselves” to do something. Instead of getting other people to act, it might work on themselves off and going. It could be competing against themselves and and wanting to be better than you were yesterday. It could be to take whatever you were working on and make it better. 

Understanding this distinction between getting other people to take action versus getting yourself to take action will be helpful next week when we talk about how this domain can help or hinder you.

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