Amplify Your Influence: How to React Less and Raise Others with Dr. Sharon Melnick | The Good Leadership Podcast #107

As a business psychologist, Dr. Sharon Melnick is a leading authority helping business professionals move to the next level and have success under stress. Her methods are informed by ten years of research at Harvard Medical School, sharpened by training in cutting edge stress resilience techniques, and field tested by over 7500 clients and training participants.

Dr. Melnick is the author of the newly released book, Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive when the Pressures On. As CEO of her firm Horizon Point Inc, Dr. Melnick is an internationally renowned speaker and trainer. Her training is from Yale University, UC Berkeley, Harvard Medical School, and the Institute for Management Studies.

Dr. Melnick's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sharon-Melnick/author/B00AV2JREW

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(02:35) Tip: The power of being the thermostat

(05:10) Technique: Redefining power as an ability for good

(07:03) Tip: The biggest abuse of power is not using it

(07:59) Tool: Sense of agency

(09:01) Tool: Sense of sovereignty

(11:33) Tool: Sense of efficacy

(17:00) Precision: Gaining Clarity

(19:42) Tool: Horizon Point

(23:07) Technique: Shifting from Victim to Learner

(24:04) Scarcity vs. Abundance Mindset

(26:02) Tool: Shifting Perspectives and Setting Intentions

(27:33) Technique: Managing Emotional Reactions and Expressing Emotions

(34:12) Technique: The Cooling Breath Technique

(36:08) Being in Your Power

(37:13) Finding Your Purpose

(39:32) Tool: The small game vs. big game analogy

(41:41) Turning a no into a yes

(46:30) Having a clear vision for change

(48:32) The hero approach versus the humanitarian approach

(50:29) Key takeaway

(51:11) Conclusion