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Title: “Are you underestimating your influence?”

Episode 241

Guest: solo

THIS WEEK’S TOPIC:

Every person we meet or interact with provides us with an opportunity for influence — positive or negative. That includes of course those with whom we spend most of our time, but it can also include complete strangers.

Social psychology professor Vanessa Bohns says we often underestimate, or fail to consider, our potential for influence. These can be powerful interactions and can have more of a lasting impact than realize.

I often talk about influence related to our careers. While this episode certainly contains some valuable career advice, it holds important value closer to home as well.

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST: I’m solo this week

KEY TOPICS AND WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:

EVEN WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE THE TOOLS FOR INFLUENCE we can still benefit from being reminded to use them.

WE HAVE MORE INFLUENCE THAN WE REALIZE: how are you using yours?

THE “COMPLIMENT STUDY” BY PROF. VANESSA BOHNS may cause you to reconsider that seemingly awkward compliment shared with someone else.

You compliment has more impact than you may realize!

HOW ASKING FOR HELP does more than just benefit the asker.

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LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:

“You Have More Influence Than You Think” by Vanessa Bohns

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About Laura Cox Kaplan

Laura Cox Kaplan is the creator of She Said / She Said — a multimedia platform for women who strive to live their best lives with intention and who are seeking insight and inspiration through thoughtful conversation and content focused on women.

Laura’s 30-year career spans some of the highest institutions in Washington, DC — a place of constant change. She spent ten years on the executive management team of global professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, where she served as Principal-in-Charge of Government, Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy, coordinating strategies across more than 150 countries. Before that Laura held senior positions at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, after getting her start as a Press Secretary on Capitol Hill.

A common thread for Laura has been not only navigating change, but understanding and mastering the art of influence — in government, business, communications, advocacy, and in navigating family life.

Motivated by a desire to pay her life’s work forward and to invest in other women, she recognized the power and potential in sharing stories of how successful women have understood, embraced, and leveraged influence. She followed her own advice — “understand your fear, but don’t let it stop you” — and She Said/She Said podcast was born.

Each week, Laura unpacks the concept of influence as the driving force for getting what you want. She brings together compelling storytelling with actionable advice about women’s lives and careers, encouraging thoughtful, authentic perspective that can be difficult to find.

In addition to her work on She Said / She Said, Laura is a corporate and non-profit board member and advisor, author, and adjunct professor at American University. A frequent speaker and blog contributor, Laura’s work has appeared in many publications, including Fortune Magazine, U.S. News, The Huffington Post, and World Economic Forum Blog.

Laura was awarded the Alice Paul Alumnae Award from American University, and has been named one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington by Washingtonian Magazine. Previously, Laura received a “Trailblazer Award” from the American Law Journal, and a Meritorious Service Award from the U.S. Department of Treasury for her work in public and regulatory policy.

Prior to receiving a master’s degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C., she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and government from the University of Texas in Austin. She and her husband, Joel, live with their son and daughter in Chevy Chase, Maryland.