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    <h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px;">Influencing Others</h4>

<p style="margin-bottom: 22px;">The ability to get people to change their minds about a topic and to act in a certain way by acknowledging their opinions. Influencing people is about getting something done instead of complaining that it is a certain way. To successfully influence others, one must first take time to build support by creating and maintaining relationships with others who can assist in achieving objectives.</p>

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	 Synonyms: Gaining Support of Others, Securing Buy-in From Others
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  <p class="bold">Key Actions of Individuals with This Skill</p>
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      <li>Exercises good judgment and timing</li>    
      <li>Anticipates the positions and reactions of others accurately</li>    
      <li>Demonstrates the knowledge of whom to involve and when; builds coalitions or alliances</li>    
      <li>Ensures that own positions address other&#39;s need and priorities</li>    
      <li>Generates enthusiasm for ideas by tapping into shared values</li>    
      <li>Gives compelling reasons for ideas</li>    
      <li>Holds firm to own position when necessary</li>    
      <li>Identifies the agendas, concerns, and motivations of others</li>    
      <li>Influences and shapes the decisions of upper management</li>    
      <li>Knows which battles are worth fighting</li>    
      <li>Negotiates persuasively</li>    
      <li>Prepares and demonstrates appropriate influence strategies</li>    
      <li>Promotes or asserts own positions and ideas with confidence and enthusiasm</li>    
      <li>Readily commands attention and respect in groups</li>    
      <li>Wins support from others; gets them take action</li>    
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  <p class="bold">Interview Prep Questions</p>
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  	  <li>Describe a time when you had get people to change their minds about a topic and then win their support to take action to accomplish an important mission.</li>
  	  <li>Describe a time when you had command attention and respect in a difficult situation in order to persuade team members to take decisive action.</li>
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