Have you ever noticed how persuasive a child can be around Christmas time, or their birthday? Do you recall when you was a child? Do you recall when you wanted something really bad you thought you would just die if you didn’t get it? Now, do you remember to what great lengths you would go to get what your heart desired? That was persuasion at its finest. What is in everyone from the moment of birth is the art of persuasion. From the way we cooed to the great persuasive lines we would come up with to convince our parents just why it was so important that you received that dream toy to the extent we would even say we would never ask for anything EVER again, or clean our room daily. Regardless if we truly meant it, at the moment we meant it with everything we had in our little bodies.
Granted, some could see that as manipulative, and in a sense, it was when we were young. Heck, some could even say that the deep heart felt promises of cleaning our rooms and never asking for a single thing ever again was lying, and in a sense they would be right as well. Both manipulation and lying are not great leadership skills, but the fact that we all were born with the art of persuasion does show we all have the ability to be great leaders.
The art of persuasion don’t mean you have to have the skills of a slick salesman, it just means you have the skills it takes to bring others to see your point of view using logic, reason, and emotion. A great leader inspires cooperation not by intimidation, but rather inspiration by talking from the heart. After all, think about it, as a child when we tried to persuade our parents to do fulfill our desires, we did so from our hearts.
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I tried promising that I would never ask for anything ever again. It didn't work when I was young, and it still doesn't work now. I try it every once in a while just to see if it will. I will visit The Turning Point.
ReplyDeleteMy Momma always told me you attract more bees with sugar than vinegar. In other words, mind your manners. It still makes good sense.
ReplyDeleteIf manipulation is what works, I say go for it. I'm all for whatever it takes to get the job done right and fast.
ReplyDeleteI think leadership can be achieved with a large dose of common sense. Treat others as you want them to treat you and they will respect you for it. It's a short trip from respect to compliance. I know because it works for me.
ReplyDeleteI think leadership is overrated sometimes. I'm part of a team and we work better without a leader. Everyone pulls their fair share and is willing to help out in a pinch.
ReplyDeleteI think I need to let my boss read this article. He thinks he can intimidate us into doing his bidding. If he only knew. He's such a bully. If he would only be a little more pleasant when he sends out a request it would be easier for all of us to do it.
ReplyDeleteIn my house there were magic words also and please and thank you were high on the list. I always encouraged "I'm sorry" and "I was wrong". So I guess I'm saying I agree.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many moms have asked their kids, 'What's the magic word?' I haven't heard too many dads use the expression. I think it's more important to be a role model and say please and thankyou to them too.
ReplyDeleteGood manners will always take you in the right direction. People appreaciate being appreciated. I know I do.
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