ORBiT: The Art and Science of Influence

Today, the ability to influence is one of the most marketable skills a manager can possess, and the ability to influence is vital for anyone who wants to accomplish their vision through others. It is especially required for anyone who has a worthwhile cause.

Dan Mann has developed an effective roadmap that increases influence. He calls it ORBiT, an acronym that means Optimized Reality Behavior Training. Here it is in greater detail:

Optimized: To carry out with maximum efficiency

Reality: Real or contrived situations without a script

Behavior: The range of actions by people in relation to their environment

Training: Improving one’s capability, capacity, productivity, and performance.

ORBT is a six-step process designed to:

-Secure Buy-In

-Set Expectations

-Increase the urgency needed for change

-Create agreement on the approach

-Resolve any misunderstanding on how to do something

-Teach technique

-Develop skills

-Increase proficiency

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ORBiT: The Art and Science of Influence

Today, the ability to influence is one of the most marketable skills a manager can possess, and the ability to influence is vital for anyone who wants to accomplish their vision through others. It is especially required for anyone who has a worthwhile cause.

Dan Mann has developed an effective roadmap that increases influence. He calls it ORBiT, an acronym that means Optimized Reality Behavior Training. Here it is in greater detail:

Optimized: To carry out with maximum efficiency

Reality: Real or contrived situations without a script

Behavior: The range of actions by people in relation to their environment

Training: Improving one’s capability, capacity, productivity, and performance.

ORBT is a six-step process designed to:

-Secure Buy-In

-Set Expectations

-Increase the urgency needed for change

-Create agreement on the approach

-Resolve any misunderstanding on how to do something

-Teach technique

-Develop skills

-Increase proficiency

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ORBiT: The Art and Science of Influence

ORBiT: The Art and Science of Influence

ORBiT: The Art and Science of Influence

ORBiT: The Art and Science of Influence

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Overview

Today, the ability to influence is one of the most marketable skills a manager can possess, and the ability to influence is vital for anyone who wants to accomplish their vision through others. It is especially required for anyone who has a worthwhile cause.

Dan Mann has developed an effective roadmap that increases influence. He calls it ORBiT, an acronym that means Optimized Reality Behavior Training. Here it is in greater detail:

Optimized: To carry out with maximum efficiency

Reality: Real or contrived situations without a script

Behavior: The range of actions by people in relation to their environment

Training: Improving one’s capability, capacity, productivity, and performance.

ORBT is a six-step process designed to:

-Secure Buy-In

-Set Expectations

-Increase the urgency needed for change

-Create agreement on the approach

-Resolve any misunderstanding on how to do something

-Teach technique

-Develop skills

-Increase proficiency


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780692847169
Publisher: The Mann Group
Publication date: 02/16/2017
Pages: 122
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Dan Mann is a veteran of three distinct careers. He got his start in youth education as a schoolteacher, coach, choir director and youth pastor. He then worked his way through the retail world as salesman, regional management, buyer, culminating as the Vice President of Retail for Bachrach Clothing in Chicago, IL. Since 2003, Dan has impacted thousands of companies as the founder and president of The Mann Group-a consultancy based in Asheville, North Carolina. The one common thread through these careers has been training. Dan has innovated, detailed and refined the process of influence. His clients include numerous Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Behavior Change is a Process--and the first step belongs to you

Chapter Two: Behavior Change needs a big reason WHY

Chapter Three: Good Training involves some pain

Chapter Four: Shift Happens

Chapter Five: Skills + Alignment = Performance

Chapter Six: How Coach K earned a Tar Heel's respect

Chapter Seven: "You must unlearned what you have learned" -Yoda

Chapter Eight: Now What?

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