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Building learners' independence through thoughtful technology use
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Master the Art of Influence - Persuasion as a Skill and Habit

Master the Art of Influence - Persuasion as a Skill and Habit | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
As a product leader at Google and Reddit, Tyler Odean uses persuasion as a tool in his everyday job. Here's what he's learned through experience and research about being influential at work.

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Chong Jiaxuan's comment, March 13, 2018 10:09 AM
According to Odean, success depends on whether you are able to persuade people to join you in your cause to create new and revolutionary things. I feel that this is true. Someone might have an extremely innovative idea, but no words to express himself. People would most likely scratch their heads in confusion by what this person says. However, another person may have a dumb idea, but package the idea so nicely that others think the idea is amazing. Although persuasion is such an important skill, schools do not educate students on how to be persuasive concisely. Instead, schools teach students to use windy evidences to strengthen their point. Using lengthy evidences will just confuse others and make them question you more. I feel that schools should also give some insights on how to have better speaking skills in order to persuade people easily. Such knowledge proves to be more useful for students when they grow up.
English Jeffrey's curator insight, March 25, 2018 8:38 PM
Understanding how the brain processes information to make decisions may influence the way you present information about your business.
 
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The 3 Stages of Failure in Life and Work

The 3 Stages of Failure in Life and Work | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
One of the hardest things in life is to know when to keep going and when to move on.

 

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This thoughtful piece is written from the point of view of business, but its insights apply to far more than just that. Lots here to consider in terms of our careers in education as well as life in general. Couple these thoughts with the idea of "failing forward" and you've got quite a useful idea map.


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Kavya Mathur's comment, February 2, 2018 6:21 AM
True and well written