This book is designed to help people discover the most impactful approach to influencing without authority, coercion, manipulation or force.
Author Matt Norman lives in Minneapolis.
About the Author
Matt Norman coaches and advises executives on how to build great people and culture. He is President & CEO of Norman & Associates, which offers custom coaching and consulting in the areas of talent strategy, personal effectiveness, planning, and goal alignment. Norman & Associates is also the largest North American provider of Dale Carnegie cohort-style action learning programs which help people improve how they communicate, lead, influence, and work together. Matt is regularly recognized as a top revenue producer, executive coach, facilitator, speaker and leader of award-winning teams. And he has been named to the Minnesota Business Power 50 for his contributions to the community. He's also the award-winning author of Four Patterns of Healthy People, Flourishing Leadership and Flourishing Couples.
Industry Reviews
Lead with Influence is an invaluable guide that provides keys to garnering commitment from others and outlines effective strategies to influence individuals intranstioning from tactical needs to fostering a strategic partnership. - Deena Ghazarian, CEO, Austere
Lead with Influence provided our technology leaders with actionable, relevant skills to drive more value across the enterprise. The learning approach was structured in an engaging and interactive way, plus the facilitator's coaching mad all the difference. - Rahoul Ghose, Chief Information Officer, ECMC
Lead with Influence provides helpful and practical strategies that leaders can use to improve communication and build trust with key stakeholders enabling a deeper focus on meeting the needs of consumers and quality of care. - Todd Austin, CEO Genoa Healthcare
The FMH Marketing team was able to gain valuable insights from the Lead with Influence training they received and able to deploy these new skills right away. Since the course, the team has been able to continue building stronger collaborative internal relationships and more effectively position FMH as a consultive partner with our external stakeholders. -Dave DeCapp, Sr. Vice President, Marketing, Farmers Mutual Hail
The Lead with Influence program has been super appropriate for what we've needed to help our leaders develop both hard and soft skills as our business has grown rapidly. - Jim Glomstad, CEO, Sportech
Lead with Influence offers excellent strategies to help anyone gain cooperation and support for their ideas. The concepts are very relevant in APAC and build upon proven Dale Carnegie principles. - Her, Yu Lug, Founder of Chinese Dale Carnegie Training
Our directors talk about how relevant Lead with Influence has been for them. So much so that they've asked "Did you somehow schedule this training today specifically for me?" You've nailed it in meeting them where they are. - Anthony Huang, Chief Technology Officer, Cleanchoice Energy
Dale Carnegie's Lead with Influence teaches invaluable leadership insights by giving strategic guidance with practical application. Under the facilitator's expert guidance, our people have advanced their careers with newfound confidence and impact. Highly recommend! - Gary Bridgewater, CEO, Baker Group
Based on decades of research and work with clients, Lead with Influence offers a blueprint for the best way to move others to agreement, partnership and action. It closes the gap between leadership and sales. - Christine Buscarino, Chief Operating Officer, Dale Carnegie & Associates
Leaders across our organization have found the Lead with Influence playbook extremely applicable as they enhance their skills to influence across the company, build more strategic relationships with key stakeholders and ultimately, achieve our goals. - Lisa West, Talent & Leadership Development, Securian Financial Group
