According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary: "Influence is the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways". What is Influence to you?

Last year we experienced a global pandemic that we are still recovering from. During the difficult times people turn to leaders and influencers to help them answer their questions and lead. It is important to stand up as a leader during the important times such as these. If you are a leader in the big organization or lead your own company, your employees and customers turn to you for answers during the difficult times. It is important to be your own leader first and lead with integrity.

What I learnt from one of my mentors John Maxwell is that people are driven by different motives to develop their influence.

Your followers have to know your motives are truthful and right. Followers have to believe that the leader has the right motives because motives reveal leaders heart.

Your motives could include:
- You want to advance yourself, your personal status, your wealth and power
- You want to advance an issue
- You want to advance a cause or mission

We talk about these and other motives in depth in our upcoming Influence series that are part of our Influence program. If you'd like to learn more about our Influence program, you can sign up for our upcoming Q&A call on April 5th @12:30PM PST here.