I loved this book, not because I learned many new things (I didn't), but because it felt like it was written by me. I've applied these laws in my life for as long as I can remember. They come naturally to me. I'd like to thank the authors for writing my thoughts down and I'm strongly suggesting it for reading. Now, more than ever, the world needs more people who behave like the good examples in this book.
This book is a great resource for consultants and coaching. It takes the reader through important questions and questioning techniques to use to build relationships and demonstrate credibility
One of the great takeaways comes at the back of the book where Sobel lists out typical challenging scenarios consultants face and then lists out his relevant rules for handling those conversations. This is also a great book to use if you want to improve your networking skills.
Lesson One: You give and receive in a power relationship Lesson Two: You need to maintain specific core values to create and sustain a power relationship Lesson Three: Show interest in your clients Put into Action
Create a list of your key attributes Make a list of those in your network with similar attributes and goals List those in your network with different ideologies about the same goals. Reach out to them and start to lay the foundation for a power relationship now if you have not started this earlier. Mark conference dates on your calendar. They are great spots for meeting likeminded people and competent mentors.
GOLD 1-Power relationships are based on great conversations, not one person showing the other how much they know. 2-Follow the person, not the position. Build relationships with smart, motivated, interesting, and ambitious people, even if they're not in an important job right now. Follow them throughout their careers. 3-“My job in life…is to help each one of them accomplish their agenda. Period. That's my singular focus. 4-Integrity isn't important—it's everything 5-Change the environment and you'll deepen the relationship. 6-Don't wait to let someone know how much they mean to you. 7-Vulnerability is power. People crave emotional intimacy and authenticity in their relationships. 8-It's better to know the right questions than to have all the answers 9-Become part of your clients' growth and profits and they'll never get enough of you 10-Enthusiasm is contagious. Start an epidemic. Great enthusiasm makes you a force of nature. It inspires commitment. It moves those around you to action.
A very positive outlook on interpersonal relationships - may not work when dealing with people with narcissistic personality or those who are just evil, in which case avoidance could be a better alternative to building any relationships at all.
This is a great book for everyone who wants to improve their relationships with people. Sobel and Panas found interesting stories about real people who demonstrate each of these laws and followed each one with a one page "how to put into action" guide. The companion workbook which is available from the authors' website is a nice complement to the book and will help the reader understand where their strengths and weaknesses lie in building extraordinary relationships. This will be my suggested read to my team.
This is probably the best book I read so far this year from a salesman learning perspective. This book adds an enormous value to my overall selling skill set that I can constantly go back to and study until I perfect it. I highly recommend this book to anyone who maybe involved in a service business where you have to network to write sales, especially if you work on commission.
Excellent and beyond. This is not a book to read in a couple sessions. It is a book you process and apply over time. It is one of the transformational books in my library. I will read and process this book several times in future years.
Quick read with some good anecdotes and excellent rules for personal and professional relationships. I look forward to trying to implement these in the way I interact with and maintain my networks.
There's a lot of good stuff to remember, but the one that stands out to me is "know the other person's agenda, and help them accomplish it." This is a good read for anyone in a service industry, including agencies.
It was perfectly fine. Each chapter was an anecdote about someone that Andrew Sobel had met, which illustrated one of his laws for building friendships. Some of these laws seem a bit, well, platitudinous, and it began to feel a little like getting relationship advice from Polonius.
I made it about 85% before putting it aside. I didn't give it up exactly, I just haven't felt any impetus to continue. Even flipping forward to see that the final chapter has some more practical instruction on implementing his advise wasn't quite incentive enough.