[Ann]

Thanks a lot for all the contributions so far. I really appreciate it

Originally Posted by AndyMartin

But I think there's another side of the question to examine, which is the practical aspect of "influential leadership" as defined by Ann. She's listed some great qualities that would differentiate an "influence leader" from an "authority leader," but that doesn't tell us anything about whether he's any good at it. I consider Steve to have the qualities of an "influence leader," but that doesn't make him "influential." I'm not sure which question Ann wants to answer.

I did think about the skills of influential leadership that can measure whether a leader is good at it or not: listening, reflecting, dialoguing, modeling, and use of self.

I was going to include it in my definition, but just like you said, the problem is that it's limited to people who read blogs about self-develpment. Since many of us have not interacted with him in person, it's harder to judge these skills.

To look at whether he is influential, it's not so much a question of readership so much as how many people has he motivated to action? And more than that, how many of those people have been successful as a result of his teaching?

Thanks for coming up with these questions. They are really helpful! If I decide to choose Steve as one of my data for methodology, I can use these questions as foundation as a survey for members of this forum.