Episode 20: How to Have Influence in the Boardroom with Anneli Blundell
December 11, 2023
How can you use strategic thinking and influence skills to stand out and make a bigger impact in the boardroom? And is there a difference between being influential or manipulative?
In this episode, we’ll talk to award-winning specialist in communication and human behaviour, leadership expert, and executive coach Anneli Blundell. She shares insights on conveying strategic perspective, building consensus, and harnessing the power of your influence. Anneli also takes us through tips on how to influence with integrity and flex your influencing approach to make a better impact and bring others along while avoiding some common mistakes board members often make.
Listen in for Anneli Blundell’s invaluable advice on using strategy and influence to boost your impact, drive progress, and maximise your contribution in the boardroom. If you want to increase your influence and impact on the board then you want to miss this one!
How can you use strategic thinking and influence skills to stand out and make a bigger impact in the boardroom? And is there a difference between being influential or manipulative?
In this episode, we’ll talk to award-winning specialist in communication and human behaviour, leadership expert, and executive coach Anneli Blundell. She shares insights on conveying strategic perspective, building consensus, and harnessing the power of your influence. Anneli also takes us through tips on how to influence with integrity and flex your influencing approach to make a better impact and bring others along while avoiding some common mistakes board members often make.
Listen in for Anneli Blundell’s invaluable advice on using strategy and influence to boost your impact, drive progress, and maximise your contribution in the boardroom. If you want to increase your influence and impact on the board then you want to miss this one!
WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:
- The role of and value of strategic, influence, and decision-making for board members (03:42)
- Decoding the resistance to your influence (05:16)
- The difference between influence and manipulation (09:08)
- How to adapt your influencing approach based on situational needs (12:55)
- The value of avoiding aggressive tactics that could derail your influencing attempts (18:00)
- Why paying attention to language patterns, to understand the needs and motivations of others can have maximum impact (19:32)
- Other language patterns, jargon, quirks, and nuances to consider for more influence (24:41)
Quotes
“The key to your advanced influence is decoding the resistance to your influence.” - Anneli Blundell
“You need to be able to flex your approach … because what works for one person in one situation may not work the very next day with the same person.” - Anneli Blundell
‘If you try and convince someone who has a belief opposite to yours, and you try and convince them with even more facts that you know are true, they will double down on their opinion, even if it's against the facts.” - Anneli Blundell
“We underestimate the impact of ourselves as the messenger. How I communicate; my tonality, my conviction, the strength of my communication style, the things I focus on when I speak” - Anneli Blundell