Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast

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110 Canberra based leadership expert Zoë Routh on persuasion

How do you convince someone to change their perspective? If you want to move hearts and minds for a cause that is deeply meaningful to you, how do you do that? Sometimes the most passionate advocates end up doing more harm than good. Don't be fooled: passion is the worst form of persuasion.

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Do passion and pressure have a place in your leadership toolkit?

How do you convince someone to change their perspective? If you want to move hearts and minds for a cause that is deeply meaningful to you, how do you do that? Sometimes the most passionate advocates end up doing more harm than good.

Why you should listen: the dos and don'ts of effective persuasion

  • Don't be fooled: passion is the worst form of persuasion

  • Pressure does nothing for changing opinions. All it does is push people farther in to their own perspective

  • Curiosity and compassionate inquiry leads to persuasion

  • We explore compassionate enquiry as a secret leadership skill

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Shownotes:

Active conflicts around the world

Books on influence and persuasion:

Robert Cialdini: Influence - the psychology of persuasion

Influence, The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B Cialdini

Six Principles of Influence

Robert Cialdinin on the 6 Principles of Influence

Aussie Farms map - being used to pressure perspective

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Related episodes on leadership skills:

E109 - How to stop Cockups, Crackpots, and Conniptions

E108 - The dark side of culture

E107 - From Achiever to Amplifer: How to expand perspective

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About your host,  Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:

Canberra based leadership expert Zoë Routh compassionate enquiry as a secret leadership skill

Canberra based leadership expert Zoë Routh compassionate enquiry as a secret leadership skill

Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.

Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact,  Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.

Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.

www.zoerouth.com