The Year of Narrative

January 2023

Welcome to the 2023 Year of Narrative

STORIES MATTER

The most powerful way to influence people is through narrative— stories that unite an idea with an emotion. In a well-crafted story, you thread a lot of information into the telling and arouse your listener’s emotions and energy. We all tell stories, yet compelling storytelling isn’t easy. It takes little creativity to design a presentation that rattles off descriptions, features and benefits. But it demands vivid insight and storytelling skills to present an idea that packs enough emotional power to be memorable.

What does Career mean after the Great Resignation?

CAREER CHANGE

As we exit the Great Resignation and enter the Great Rebalance, we must ask serious questions about our professional future. An MBA nowadays serves you up to unstable corporations, in deep debt, and ill-prepared for ladder climbing. Upskilling is the must-have skill for our changing world, where everyone is an entrepreneur and the new retirement age is never. How do we develop business skills that speed up, level up, and scale up career goals and corporate objectives?

Discover Your Professional Superpowers

TRANSACT FASTER

Often we try to overcome our obstacles with communication classes, leadership programs, or negotiation training – and here’s why it doesn’t work: these tactics don’t account for the simple fact that you and other people are unique. Instead, you must consider your Transactional Behavior while approaching other people from their Transactional Behavior.

Sharpen Your Edge in Thrive Self-Guided Study Program

ACCELERATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Thrive is the on-ramp for the acclaimed business curriculum, professional coaching, and career development programs available only from Influential U. Our Primary, Advanced, and Mastery programs are available by application and invitation only, but with Thrive you can start studying online at your own pace immediately. Start learning the ultimate professional skill not taught at any business school—how to transact in the global marketplace.

Connect with Ambitious Career Professionals

MASTERMIND PEER-GROUP PROGRAM

Mastermind is a peer-group business education program offering online professional development and career advancement for entrepreneurs, executives, and employees. Connect with a cohort of career professionals and chart a career path with high performers who are putting true transactional principles into practice.

A Resilient Futurist Grounded on Specialised Knowledge

WITH DR. BO HENDGEN

Dr. Bo Hendgen is the CEO and Founder of Absolute Essential LTD. Absolute Essential is a company built on sustainability principles to promote health and well-being for our global future. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Dr. Bo holds her Doctorate in Osteopathy and Naturopathy with qualifications in Aromatic Medicine. We're excited to have her share her heartfelt story in this episode of the Influential U Podcast.

Busy Is Not a Measure of Success

WITH ASHLEY POPE

This episode's guest, Ashley Pope, is the Membership Development Manager for the Ventura Chamber of Commerce and the President of the Autism Society of Ventura County. You’ll hear how Influential U helped Ashley to learn that being “busy” wasn’t an appropriate measurement for success - and she'll share what she did to change that behavior. Ashley Pope lives in Ventura with her Husband, Carlos, and Son, Gavin.

Gratitude: A Joyful Way to Co-exist

WITH OLGA KIPNIS

Olga’s been a guest on our podcast, before - but she’s recently made moves to fulfill her aims for career and activity or work, and she is currently the Assistant Dean for Organizational Excellence at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and is on the journey to becoming a certified coach with the Co-Active Training Institute, and the International Coaching Federation.

The Pursuit of Wisdom

WITH AMY DAVIS

Amy Davis is the managing director at TaxWealth, Inc. She will share how her study with Influential U helped her to grow in ways she never imagined. Her application of the Transaction Cycle to her career, sociality, health, and other areas of life has helped her achieve some rather exciting results. Listen to this week's episode to learn more.

Experience High-Intensity Executive Coaching

PERSONALIZED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Executive coaching offers high-intensity one-on-one transactional training grounded in our acclaimed curriculum completed by business professionals from some of the world’s most successful companies. Since 2009 we have coached thousands of entrepreneurs, executives and employees in our proprietary framework to transact business faster and accelerate achievement of career goals and corporate objectives.