- A. Smith Blog - Leadership in Life
In this episode, I talk with Bob Burg about his book, The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea. We also talk about what it means to be influential, what it takes to be a great leader, how to thrive in sales, and much more.
Here’s our conversation:
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You don’t need to be a CEO of some huge corporation to make a difference in the business world. You also don’t need to be in management to impact your organization. People are wired differently, and it’s okay to be an assistant to someone. People need your help in whatever capacity that may be. It’s also okay to be an employee in a company if that’s what you’re happy doing.
Too many times, people use comparison as a reason to want to change their profession, but that’s not a good enough reason to change. To be like someone else is to overlook the purpose you have for your life. I know I have focused on this subject a lot lately, but it’s so important. When you lose sight of the fact that you are you for a reason, and nobody else can do what you do, the importance of knowing who you are as a person becomes much more clear.
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You can’t immediately change people, but you can influence them to eventually change. This is why influence is the most important part of leadership. If leading means having people follow, then we must influence them in order for them to see a good enough reason to follow. So, how can you as a leader influence people more than you currently are?
