1. Timing is everything! Knowing when to take no for an answer and knowing when to come back.
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  3. Listen between the lines. Listening to everything that is NOT said. Tricky but necessary.
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  5. Wearing many hats. Positioning herself by staying 3 steps ahead at all times. She should be a good dancer, too. Positions can change at the drop of a hat!
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  7. Clear and focused. Talking about the person in front of her at all times. Her attention is on the person in the room, on the phone, or in the audience.
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  9. Keeping it real. Sincerity, sincerity, and more sincerity (which goes hand-in-hand with authenticity, authenticity, and more authenticity!)
From regional manager to international executive with quadruple the pay, Karen Keller’s unique blueprint carefully outlined the step-by-step process for creating high-impact influence and let me know when I was being influenced in a way that didn’t serve me.
Lloyd Moore
Global Director Supplier Quality & Development - Lear Corporation – South Carolina