hard power. soft power. smart power.

received my leverage inventory report yesterday, need to work on cultivating smart power, starting with:
coalition:
- be strategic about building my network: key stakeholders, future supporters, mentors, influential figures
- leverage current network more effectively
- align ahead of time for efficient consensus building

might:
- speaking up, saying no
- use authority and delegate/outsource
- be comfortable with confronting negative performance and have difficult conversation

agency:
- take initiative, be proactive
- be creative with solutions
- bend rules, find ways to work around rules and obstacles

pathos:
- tell stories to arouse emotions

and lastly, BE MALLEABLE! pick and choose the right tool to use for the right occasion and people.

more to come later.