Selling through Resistance and Stigma – Interview With Franco Perez Why do people tend to resist you? For some reason, the moment they sense you are trying to sell them or persuade them to do something – they go…
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Episode 143 – Influence Without Authority
Co-workers can be jerks, that’s for sure. But did you know they’re more likely to be jerks on a particular day of the week? Kurt and Steve discuss this and how it can impact your ability to persuade and influence.…
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Episode 134 – Signs of Deception
You know that face some people make when they’re just sitting there not doing anything, but they look really mad? Kurt has discovered a very scientific term for that. Check out the show to find out. For today’s “geeky article”,…
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Episode 133 – The Illusion of Resistance
We’re about to find out how important Steve is (not very?) as he takes this episode off for Spring Break! Kurt flies solo on Episode 133 and starts off by introducing an article by Psychology Today. When you’re a leader,…
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Episode 109 – How You Create Resistance
We tend to rate our skills that we want, that we need or that we require higher than they actually are. To improve, grow and become more successful we have to know our weaknesses and be able to identify our…
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