{"product_id":"influencing-powerful-people-engage-and-command-the-attention-of-the-decision-makers-to-get-what-you-need-to-succeed-hardcover","title":"Influencing Powerful People: Engage and Command the Attention of the Decision-Makers to Get What You Need to Succeed - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDirk Schlimm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInfluence the Influencers in Your Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I've known Dirk Schlimm for years, and observed with admiration his ability to work effectively with powerful people while sustaining his own core values. His topic is important, and his experience has given him a deep practical wisdom.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Jim Collins, author, \u003ci\u003eGood to Great\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"For every 'powerful person' who has influenced history, there are three or four people behind the scenes without whom history would never have changed. Vision and drive for implementation are never enough. Dirk Schlimm's book is about how to accomplish the work of real change in the real world by doing the hard work that rarely gets noticed.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Governor Howard Dean, Chairman Emeritus, The Democratic National Committee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eInfluencing Powerful People\u003c\/i\u003e provides invaluable insights into this dynamic--insights that will assist anyone to be more effective and successful.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Peter Jewett, Chair, Corporate Department, Torys LLP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with powerful people can be intimidating. Many of them have reached the height of achievement through a combination of charm, confidence, and rilliance, and they certainly deserve our dmiration and respect. More than likely, owever, they also succeeded as a result of their relentless drive and, in the process, developed reputations for being intense, demanding, and temperamental. How do you keep up with such individuals, gain their confidence, contribute to their enterprise, and ensure that your ideas count?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfluencing Powerful People\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with the tools you need to connect and get results with key influencers and decision makers--chief executives, department heads, supervisors, and anyone else in a position of authority. Author Dirk Schlimm, who has frontline experience working with \"larger-than-life\" leaders, provides sixteen proven rules for working successfully with the powerful people in your life--whether your boss, client, partner, associate, or international counterpart. These rules include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdopt the role of a \"helper\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounter ego with humility \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciate who they are and what they do \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo the things they can't \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome an effective counterweight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's not about giving up your values or telling them what they want to hear--in fact, what powerful people need most often is your loyalty and unbiased perspective. It's about learning to build a relationship and communicating in a way that gets their attention. It's about strategically managing and adapting your everyday behavior so that the powerful people in your life gain confidence in you, appreciate your contribution, and listen to you when charting their course.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo matter what your level in an organization, \u003ci\u003eInfluencing Powerful People\u003c\/i\u003e holds the key to ensuring that you make an impact, earn respect, and progress to even greater achievement and responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirk Schlimm\u003c\/b\u003e is a corporate director, an executive coach, and the principal of Jenoir Management Consultants. He serves as an adviser to business owners and executives and works with senior leadership teams around the world to increase their alignment and effectiveness. Schlimm, who previously worked as an executive at Husky Injection Molding Systems, has interacted with such powerful leaders as Peter Drucker and Howard Dean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.25 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45221904941158,"sku":"9780071752862","price":53.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VnN2QnZnK2FWbnd5WWE0Y0Q3YUFqZz09.webp?v=1773499833","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/influencing-powerful-people-engage-and-command-the-attention-of-the-decision-makers-to-get-what-you-need-to-succeed-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}