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by Tommy Spaulding (Author)
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Heart-Led Leader comes an empowering manifesto on how to use influence to "make a real difference in the lives of those you interact with at work, in your home, and wherever you may roam" (Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager)
"Tommy Spaulding has such a profound gift for storytelling and for collecting wonderful people and experiences."--Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers
Researchers estimate that the average person will influence up to eighty thousand people over the course of their lifetime--or 2.8 people daily. That's a stadium full of people each of us affects in ways positive or negative, sometimes without our realizing. What if we paid attention to this fact? Would we live differently? Would we lead differently? Would we put down our phones and be more present with the people in front of us?
- the secret to turning transactions into true interactions
- showing up meaningfully for people in need instead of saying "Let me know how I can help." For business leaders, educators, parents--everyone who works with people--The Gift of Influence is an essential read on the daily actions that add up to a meaningful life.
Author Biography
Tommy Spaulding is the founder and president of the Tommy Spaulding Leadership Institute, a leadership-development training organization based in Denver, Colorado, and the New York Times bestselling author of It's Not Just Who You Know and The Heart-Led Leader. The former president and CEO of the global leadership organization Up with People, Spaulding consults, trains and speaks to more than one hundred businesses and organizations across the country each year.
