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INSIDE INFLUENCE

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From FBI hostage negotiators, Silicon Valley legends to Nobel Prize winners - discover what it takes to build trust and authority in your space so that you can effectively lead a conversation, an industry or a global movement.

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JAMES CLEAR • TIFFANI BOVA • JAY BAER • CHRIS VOSS • KOELLE SIMPSON • CODY KEENAN • DR SCILLA ELWORTHY • JULIAN TREASURE • MARGARET NEALE • CELESTE HEADLEE • BEAU LOTTO • BEN JONES

Donna Griffit on becoming pitch perfect, owning your origin story and nailing the ‘quick pitch’

Are you pitch perfect? We all understand the power of the ‘pitch’ – whether it’s for investment, a new career defining opportunity or that game changing client. These are the 7 to 14 minute long ‘sliding door’ moments that define whether we take our influence to the next level. However, ...

Chris Barton on the story of Shazam, doing the impossible and a ‘start from zero’ mindset

Have you ever heard a song while you’re in a bar, at a restaurant, out shopping, or watching TV and wondered: “What is the name of that song?” Although you may not have heard of my guest today, I can almost guarantee you’ve heard of his product. Over 2 billion people have ...

Jeff Immelt – The Hotseat: Leading GE through controversy and crisis

What does it take to face your critics? I mean squarely, unflinchingly – with full self-responsibility. However, and this part is all important, still willing to defend yourself when it counts? Responsibility is an interesting word. I always understood it to mean ‘the ability to respond’. Taking full ownership of ...

Nathan Chan – The Foundr journey: Passion, momentum and creating your own MBA

If I asked you to create your own MBA – specifically tailored to you and your life, goals, challenges and questions – what would be in it? What would the modules be? Next question, who would teach it? If you could choose any name on the planet, who would you ...

POWERCUT: Guy Kawasaki on missions, mantras and nailing the pitch

We are coming to the end of another eventful year, another 12 month bundle of opportunities, challenges, plenty of highlights and some definite unforeseen low lights. Hopefully you are about to embark on a well-deserved break. This is exactly what the inside influence team and myself will be doing. So ...

Thomas Kolster – The Hero Trap: Why purpose is done and what’s coming next

How do you feel about the word purpose? Does it light you up, make you feel aligned and on fire to make a difference? Or does it leave you feeling a little disconnected and wanting to change the subject? For me, I’ve always been in the latter camp. I’ve always ...