Table of Contents
Foreword ixby
Aaron Levie and
Dan Levin Acknowledgments xi
Part I Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Why Influence: What You Will Get from This Book 3
Part II The Influence Model 17
Chapter 2 The Influence Model: Trading What They Want for What You’ve Got (Using Reciprocity and Exchange) 19
Chapter 3 Goods and Services: The Currencies of Exchange 37
Chapter 4 How to Know What They Want: Understanding Their Worlds (and the Forces Acting on Them) 57
Chapter 5 You Have More to Offer Than You Think If You Know Your Goals, Priorities, and Resources 77
Chapter 6 Building Effective Relationships: The Art of Finding and Developing Your Allies 95
Chapter 7 Strategies for Making Mutually Profitable Trades 113
Part III Practical Applications of Influence 137
Chapter 8 Gender and Influence: Beyond Stereotypes (Coauthor, Nan Langowitz) 139
Chapter 9 Influencing Your Boss 165
Chapter 10 Working Cross-Functionally: Leading and Influencing a Team, Task Force, or Committee 183
Chapter 11 Influencing Organizational Groups, Departments, and Divisions 193
Chapter 12 Can You Hear Me: Influencing at a Distance 205
Chapter 13 Influencing Difficult Colleagues 225
Chapter 14 Initiating or Leading Major Change 233
Chapter 15 Understanding and Overcoming Organizational Politics 249
Chapter 16 Hardball: Escalating to Tougher Strategies When You Can No Longer Catch Flies with Honey 263
Appendix A: Extended Case Examples and Supplementary Material Available on the Web 279
Appendix B: Additional Resources 285
Notes 287
Index 295