Technology Today #14: Andy Kaufman on The Dirty Little Secret in Business

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010
Categories: IT Projects, Project Management, Social Media, Technology Today

Regardless of your role in the software development and deployment life cycle, there are challenges and roadblocks that stand in your way. I personally find that technology challenges are typically not about technology. The often tend to be more about people.

Consider the following questions:

• How do deal with difficult people who pose obstacles to your ability to deliver?
• How do influence someone to act on your priorities even when you don’t have the organizational authority?
• How do you find time to network when you’re overwhelmed with day-to-day work?

Public speaker and project management expert Andy Kaufman shares The Dirty Little Secret of Business. You won’t learn this secret in school, yet it is critical to your success. The secret is simple—it’s all about relationships. Andy describes the key relationships you must develop to advance your projects and career. Discover how understanding different personality types will improve your ability to build rapport, influence people, and control situations. Learn what networking is—and isn’t—and how to increase the effectiveness of your networks with less effort. Particularly in today’s challenging economy when you are being asked to deliver more—and perhaps are even worried about your job—it’s critical that you invest in the power of relationships.

In this podcast Andy refers to Dr. Robert Cialdini’s book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.

Some of Andy’s other podcasts can be accessed here.

To listen to the podcast, click here or visit iTunes.

Related posts:

1. Technology Today, #22: The Business of Consulting
2. Technology Today #17: Jill Dyche on Business Intelligence
3. Technology Today #13: Ed Brill on Evolving Technologies
4. Technology Today: Now on iTunes
5. Podcast with Andy Kaufman of i-LeadOnline

Tags: Leadership