How do great leaders inspire others to work WITH them – how do they change minds and build support?  How do truly powerful people seem to get whatever they want in life?


The first principle is that your reasons have to be right.   You can’t want influence so you can have power or sway over people.  Your ‘argument’ – the thing you are trying to convince people of, whether its selling Agile to a monolithic management team, making a sale, or negotiating a contract – must come from a place of genuine service
The other influence skills are the Badass Agile principles we’ve already been discussing – learning to leap, leading by going first, staying in control of your emotions, being persistent and resilient, remaining confident, being happy and other-focused, and learning and adapting from failure.

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