We all agree that the ability to influence others is a highly advantageous characteristic. Influencers share a common set of attitudes which ensure consistent success. Building a strong relationship with your peers is an essential upon influencing their decisions. Because of that, we can say there is a certain power that comes with having influence over them, but what is power if there’s an absence of trust? How do we earn their trust in order for us to activate our ability to influence others? Few studies had proved that:
- Influencers point out the advantages of their proposition and place a situation or a circumstance around these proposition in order for it to generate substantial impact on the individual.
- Influencers discover other possibilities to influence other and bespeak elevated levels of suppleness. For example, an influencer is expecting to reach a certain number of followers at the end of the month of September, but the result is way too different or didn’t reach the desired goal, what the influencer will do is to look for and try different ways to increase his followers. Take note that an influencer with a magnificent flexibility could always control any situation.
- Influencers foresee and neutralize resistance in advance. They are able to input a positive association to potential areas of resistance.
- Every individual is unique so influencers will find out what are the needs and wants of their audiences.
Here are some tips to becoming a better influencer:
Be A Good Listener. One thing salespersons do is to listen to what their customers are saying. As an influencer, you should listen to your peers in order to formulate better recommendations for larger impacts on their perception of you as well as the project.
The More You Give, The More You Get. You cannot expect that your peers will automatically help you. In business, there is no such thing as “free,” you should invest in order to get something good in return. On a team, if you are seeing one of your teammates struggling, this might be a good opportunity to help, offering them assistance will show you that you are willing to help them so both of you will be able to make the team successful. In return, they will help you with what challenges you are going to encounter.
Partnerships and Collaborations. Two minds are better than one. Imagine what and until where will you be able to reach when you and your team combine your brains together. You will create brilliant and excellent ideas! Open brainstorming will help you know what are your team’s ideas and opinions, surely, they have something that would increase the great impact on your promotion, product, and solutions. Ending up on a successful team-up and better versions of what the team members could come up individually.
These are some of the qualities and some of the great tips to become an effective influencer. There are lots of benefits to becoming an influencer, but always be careful, as there are rough rocks in each milestone you step upon working on your success as an influencer.
