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Emotional intelligence (EQ)  The ability or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self and others.
Inspiration-related currencies  Influence based on inspiration (opportunity to do good, be the best, etc.).
Law of reciprocity  People are obligated to grant a favor comparable to the one they received.
Leading by example  Exhibiting the behaviors you want to see in others.
Management by wandering around (MBWA)  A management style in which managers spend the majority of their time outside their offices interacting with key people.
Personal-related currencies  Influence based on enhancing another person's self-esteem.
Position-related currencies  Influence based on the ability to enhance someone else's position within an organization.
Proactive  Working within your sphere of influence to accomplish something.
Relationship-related currencies  Influence based on friendship.
Social network building  The process of identifying and building cooperative relationships with key people.
Stakeholder  Individuals and organizations that are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected as a result of project execution or completion. They may also exert influence over the project and its results.
Systems thinking  A holistic approach to viewing problems that emphasizes understanding the interactions among different problem factors.
Task-related currencies  Influence based, helping someone else do their work.







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