FIND | BE | BUILD Your Influence
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Discover the Power of Your Influence
The “I” in Team series explores three separate areas of life, starting with the self. In Find (available now), the reader is led on a journey to find their individual influence. In Be (available now), the reader learns the traits of a positive and ethical leader. In Build (available now), the reader discovers how to build high-performing teams through responsible influence. The “I” in Team series was created by IA Business Advisors’ founder, Brian Smith. His daughter, Mary Griffin, assists in the development of the series.
Individual Influence: Find the "I" in Team
In Individual Influence, authors Brian Smith, Ph.D., and Mary Griffin make a persuasive case that even a company or team of individual players is still an "Individual" at its core―expressing the collective influence of all those who play a role in it. Thus, there is not just one "I" in team, but many.
Demonstrated through real-life experience working with and leading teams, the authors cover many transformative concepts, including:
- How to be your best self so that your unique influence radiates from you
- Reaping the benefits of slowing down and existing within the moment
- How to delegate, hold accountable, define values, and achieve balance
- Setting realistic success criteria for yourself and learning to celebrate small victories
- Gaining more significant influence over your own conscious thoughts and reshaping your reality
Positive Influence: Be the "I" in Team
In the second book in the "I" in Team series, authors Brian Smith and Mary Griffin show readers the fine art of transforming their influence into a force for good. They share tools on how to stay humble, lead themselves and the people around them well, and create opportunities to expand their influence in new and exciting ways, including offering wisdom on:
- Understanding that each person is important and has tremendous influence
- Looking out for common pitfalls and avoiding the traps you set for yourself
- How to remain composed, take the high road, and avoid unnecessary overreactions
- Understanding how you learn best so you can work to be your best self
- Valuing true diversity and equality and understanding how it influences us all
Responsible Influence: Build the “I” in Team
Smith and Griffin continue the “I” in Team series journey by helping all humans (all leaders) consider how they will build themselves and others with the power of influence. Every human has the power to influence, and, therefore, is primed to be a leader. By coming to terms with our ability to affect others with our energies, words, and actions, we begin to grow in claiming this responsibility instead of remaining blind.
Through real-life stories and summarized key takeaways, the authors promote out-of-the-box learning. Responsible leaders will encounter topics such as:
- Evaluating the gaps in the present state of leadership, and pivoting toward servant leadership
- Setting the example and being the influence you wish to see grow on your teams
- Developing appropriate policies and procedures to ensure a solid organizational foundation
- Remaining open-minded to create a safe space for diversity to thrive
- Adapting big-picture ideas into smaller, tactical actions
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