From our earliest childhood to the university classroom, via our social interactions and media consumption, influence is a constant companion. Sometimes subtle, sometimes overt, it seeks to direct our ...

Robert J. Smith, BBA, MBA, MFA, Ph.D., is a business consultant and founder of Robert J. Smith Productions and Smith Profits. The best tag line for the film Friendly Persuasion, which featured Gary ...

For the last few decades, behavioral economics has endeavored to identify the biases that impact our choices, as well as the “nudges” to help improve our decision-making and behavior. As those ...

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In my experience, the most successful business leaders and entrepreneurs are the best persuaders, not necessarily the ones with the best solutions. They know how to communicate what they have to the ...