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Influence

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Once we’re part of a group, we’re all susceptible to peer pressure and social norms… that can play a critical role in sweeping us up in the beginnings of an epidemic.

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Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first.

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…expectations can influence nearly every aspect of our life.

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…the probability of getting caught in particular, does not seem to have much influence on dishonesty.

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Conventional wisdom holds that people’s choices can be greatly influenced by the context or the framing of an offer.

…market research tries to predict people’s preferences, but increasingly, decisions are influenced by the opinions of other consumers and experts.

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When a decision is made at the point of purchase without much prior deliberation, then brand name, price, an enticing product description, and other quality proxies still exert great influence.

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Being effective – changing things, influencing things, making things happen – is one of the fundamental needs with which human brains seem to be naturally endowed…

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…don’t talk: do. Care indisciriminately. If you’re willing to actually do the work, you’ll have more influence than those who simply do their jobs.

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While you may think assigning credit is about rewards, it’s really about assigning influence for future decisions.

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