If I could change one thing about how founders and leaders approach influence, it would be this: stop trying so hard. That’s the counterintuitive wisdom I took from my Inside Influence podcast conversation with Professor Jonah Berger, Wharton marketing professor and author of Contagious and The Catalyst. In a world ...

Something fascinating happens when you sit in enough leadership rooms. Last month, I watched a founder walk into a boardroom and own it within seconds. No grand entrance. No power plays. Just presence. Later, over coffee, she shared her secret: “Two years ago, I was the woman hanging back by ...