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So...you want to be an opinion leader? Try this succinct and practical approach.

Every summer, Vitalsmarts hosts a fantastic three day event in Utah for trainers across the world.  It is a great to time to catch up with like-minded people, most of which are busily working hard to change the world for the better.

Today's pre-conference workshop, part of the REACH Labs, focused on how individuals can consider how they can best influence change.  Social scientist David Maxwell, one of the authors of the bestselling books Crucial Conversations, Crucial Conversations, Influencer, and Change Anything, took our group through an experiential process.

We looked at our professional challenges from the perspective of becoming an opinion leader and change agent...in the world of physician health that raises all sorts of factors revolving around motivation (our own motivation to care for ourselves and each other, the motivation of those people around us to compel us towards healthy behaviours, and the non-human aspects of physician health such as safe working conditions/policies and procedures/rewards and consequences) and ability (our skills to care for ourselves and others, the skills of the people around us to help or hinder us, and the skills of the system to join us in a journey of sustainability).  

If you are struggling with a change issue and are curious how you can influence the opinions of those around you then I suggest you read Influencer:  The New Science of Leading Change.  Maxwell et al take a massive amount of research data and translate evidence into a succinct and practical tool of change.

Doesn't succinct and practical sound tempting?




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