While most of us have grown up being taught that the letter “I” has no place in the word “team,” teams are wholly made up of individual advantages that contribute to the collective power of the group.In Individual Influence, authors Brian and Mary Smith go far beyond this axiom, making a persuasive case that even a company or team of individual players is still an “Individual” at its core—expressing the collective influence of all those who play a role in it. Thus, there i...

It has never been more apparent just how volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) the world is. With all the adversity and challenge we face in today’s world, leaders need to cultivate more inner resilience and learn to lead in a new way – a way that focuses on relational authority rather than positional authority. Resilience and relational authority (AKA – bringing out the best in everyone around us) require winning our inner game of leadership much more than our outer game. Uns...

Our influence is our greatest responsibility. And our greatest gift.We are influenced by every person and interaction we have, and, in turn, we influence everyone and everything around us. We all have a choice about what to do with our influence: Will we leave a negative impact on others or use our influence to become a shining beacon of positivity?Smith and Griffin upskill readers with tools to stay humble, lead themselves and the people around them well, ...

THE “I ” IN TEAM SERIES, BOOK 3It’s time to contemplate the accountability that comes from your greatest responsibility: Influence.Not all leaders have fancy titles or high-paying jobs. Every human has the power to influence and, therefore, is primed to be a leader. By coming to terms with our ability to affect others with our energies, words, and actions, we begin to grow in claiming this responsibility instead of remaining blind.Smith and...