Influence vs. Persuasion: The Secret Weapons of Success
Win Make Give with Ben Kinney
Ben Kinney Training
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Join Ben Kinney, Bob Stewart, and Chad Hyams on the Win Make Give podcast as they explore the intricacies of influence and persuasion. Delve into the definitions and differences between these two concepts and discover how they relate to leadership and motivation. Learn about the three key ways to influence others—logical, emotional, and cooperative approaches—and gain insights into persuasion tactics that will enhance your skills in leadership, sales, and more. Unlock the secrets to effective communication and foster success in your personal and professional relationships.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Win Make Give podcast. |
| 0:09.6 | This is Ben Kinney. |
| 0:10.9 | Today I had to persuade Bob Stewart to show up, and I had to influence Chad to stick around. |
| 0:17.9 | Wait a minute. |
| 0:18.7 | What's the difference? |
| 0:20.1 | The difference between what? Persuasion and influence. Wait a minute. What's the difference? The difference between what? |
| 0:21.6 | Persuasion and influence. |
| 0:23.8 | Exactly, gentlemen, because that's what we're going to talk about today and for the next |
| 0:30.3 | couple of episodes. |
| 0:32.1 | So I was persuaded. |
| 0:33.1 | Is that why you bring me a Diet Coke? |
| 0:34.7 | Like, every time we sit down, you show up with gifts. |
| 0:36.6 | Is that part of your tactics you're deploying on me here? It sure could be. It could just be plain old evil |
| 0:42.5 | manipulation, everybody. So let's dive in to the two words of the day, influence and persuasion. |
| 0:52.6 | John Maxwell actually defines leadership as simply influence. |
| 0:59.3 | And I think that's a good place to start. |
| 1:02.2 | I read another article that said influence, on the other hand, |
| 1:05.4 | can be defined as the capacity to become a compelling force |
| 1:09.4 | that produces effects on the opinions, actions, |
| 1:14.5 | and behaviors of others. It's a force. What causes that force? Our reputation, our position, |
| 1:24.7 | our authority, our results. There are lots of things that lead up to our ability to |
| 1:32.1 | influence people, including, you know, our professional results, or our personal results, |
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