Increasing your influence through building a professional network
summary
Claim: influence is a learnable formula — do you know who I am, do I know what you need, what value do I offer — not charisma. Tools and tactics: five-minute favors, active listening exercises, finding a sponsor, and a trust equation (credibility + reliability + safety over perceived self-interest). Concrete result: a mobile QA team uses Appium to convert manual tests into an automated suite, builds 20 tests and run 100 times to prove stability, wins supporters and adoption across engineering.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:35Alias background
- 3:07What is influence
- 4:33My formula
- 5:10Increase your exposure
- 5:35The organizational game
- 6:37Traditional networking is awkward
- 7:20Make a plan
- 8:33Do 5minute favors
- 9:35Value you offer
- 9:49Selfpromotion
- 10:25Telling stories
- 13:10Find a sponsor
- 14:33Do I know what you need
- 15:04Active listening
- 17:13Building trust
- 19:29Conclusion
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