Your Secret Power will Influence others

Introvert Whisperer / Your Secret Power will Influence others How to Use Your Secret Power to Influence Others at Work Check out our video on Office Politics I think by this point we all know Introvert’s tendency toward quiet.  Susan Cain titled her book on Introverts that way.  Yes, we can clam up in meetings and cocktail parties, which may or may not help our climb up the ladder. We don’t like to schmooze as small talk can be annoying and without purpose.  Creating relationships in an ocean of people isn’t something we like to do. That gets us to what we do like to do and one of those is definitely the Secret Power of Introverts.  Wait and look around to make sure no one is reading over your shoulder so we can keep this a secret.  Secret: We prefer to build relationships one-on-one in a more intimate setting. You might ask why this is a secret power.  Glad you asked. You build influence with others when you get to know them.  You can get more details about what is important to others when in a safer, more intimate setting.  When you know what is important to others you can be more supportive which builds influence.  Save it say, when anyone is in a group setting, the interactions are superficial at best, which is not a great way to get to know someone.  Advice like “work the room” completely misses the point in relationship building. In order to really get to know someone you have to focus on one person. Your best opportunities and support come from people who know, like and trust you.