It was Simon Sinek who said “Start with why” when attempting to inspire others to take action. As a business analyst, I have found this concept very useful particularly during the analysis phase of a project or business change activity. The “Why” of a thing is at the very heart of purpose. So whether you’re … More WHY?
Influence is the ability to have an effect, positive or negative, on the character, behaviour or progress of another person. It can also be the ability to have an effect on the outcome of a situation. In today’s blog, we look at the final four influence strategies in out toolkit. If you missed the first … More INFLUENCE STRATEGIES III
There are many ways to achieve influence. Successful Influencing requires that you deploy the right strategy dependent on the situation at hand. Today we continue our influencing series by taking a look at another 3 strategies for influence. BARGAINING/ NEGOTIATION This is the process of brokering a mutually satisfactory outcome. The purpose of this strategy … More INFLUENCE STRATEGIES II
Influence is a huge part of leadership and one of the main competencies of a Business Analyst. If you have not read our blog on the influencing competency of a Business Analyst, you can read it here. Starting today, we are going to look at the several strategies that you can deploy for achieving influence … More INFLUENCE STRATEGIES
One of the key skills a BA needs to possess is Problem Solving. Problem solving is however not just a BA skill but a life skill, hence it is to be valued and developed by all. To solve problems effectively a BA must do the following well: Identify and define the problem – First you … More Problem Solving – A life skill, not just a BA skill
In the previous post we looked at 3 of Shawn Achors’s 7 principles of positive psychology that may help us perform better and become more successful. For each one we gave an action point that to bring the principle to life. In this post we share the last 4 along with our action points for … More In Pursuit of Happiness – Part 2
The world around us can easily become chaotic. Life and work are moving fast and can often bring stress and undue pressure even for the most composed and organised ones among us. Many think that the harder they work the more successful they will become and hence the happier their lives will be. While there … More In Pursuit of Happiness – Part 1
Many people assume that if you are popular then you are a person of influence. Nothing could be further from the truth and more importantly popularity may rob you of your authenticity and leadership. A popular person is one who is liked or admired and accepted by many. For me that spells “Status … More Popularity Vs Influence
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity Yehuda Berg Sometime ago, I was having a conversation with a colleague about how to word some information we needed to communicate. We needed to get an uncomfortable point across to another colleague but struggled to find the right expressions that would create the impact … More POWER OF WORDS
Do you struggle to turn ideas into action? Many of us are great at generating ideas but not at bringing an idea to life. As a Business Analyst, one thing I had to get really good at was bringing ideas or solution proposals to life. When a problem is defined and a solution is found, … More Converting ideas into action
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