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How does one persuade another to do as per their bidding? How do we get persuaded to do things? In this series, Brian Ahearn, Principal at thoughtLEADERS LLC and one of the few people certified by the author Dr Robert Cialdini to teach his psychological methodology—takes you through six scientifically proven concepts that lead to eliciting the elusive "yes" from people across the spectrum.

Want to unleash your persuasive powers, defend yourself against manipulation tactics, and understand the triggers that make you say "yes"? This video shows how to apply the learnings from over seven decades of research to become significantly more persuasive.

Returning favors is a fundamental psychological need that drives humans. This video teaches you how to use and when to resist the power of reciprocity.

Give to others and they will often naturally give back. Use this idea of reciprocal giving and getting to build your resources and network.

From wartime propagandas to staying in a loveless marriage, the psychology behind commitment and consistency can drive humans to the limits of endurance. Learn how to apply this principle in marketing to effectively gain consistent commitment from customers.

When you voluntarily commit to something you're more likely to see it through. To get others to commit to a task or outcome, practice asking rather than telling them to take it on.

Notice how crowds beget more crowds? It is because humans tend to validate behavior as more appropriate in a given situation if we see others doing it. That’s often how something becomes a bestseller. Learn the power of social proof to influence others in this episode.

It's natural to do what other people are doing. When deciding to take action, look to what the crowd is doing or at least to those people similar to you.

We prefer to say yes to the requests of people we know and like. But what factors contribute to the attraction? Watch this video if you want to learn how to get someone to like you.

It is easier to say "yes" to requests when you like someone, and vice versa. To foster liking, find similarities and pay genuine compliments.

Authority leads to obedience. Ingrained from childhood to comply with authority, people rarely challenge authority figures. This video teaches you how to value and seek expertise and where to question it.

Authority figures are more likely to be listened to and followed. To convey authority, appropriate titles and dress can help.

Opportunities seem more valuable to us when their availability is limited. This episode shows how the principle of scarcity is often a mental shortcut to making decisions and how it can be used ethically to make the right choices.

Scarcity can influence how much someone wants something. To motivate action, use deadlines and diminishing quantities to tap into people's fear of losing out.

Learn how the principle of comparison affects the way we perceive the difference between two things that are presented one after the other. Even without the other six principles, contrast can help persuade one into compliance.

People will always perceive objects and opportunities in comparison to others. When persuading someone, find a comparison that will enhance your proposition.

In this course taught by practicing data scientists, you'll get real-life advice and tips on how to get started in a career in data science. You'll hear from experts on how to overcome common obstacles, how to work with a team of data-driven professionals, how to navigate the needs of the organization or client, and how data can be a force for positive change in the workplace and world at large.

Lessons From Data Scientists By Madecraft

You'll hear from experts on how to overcome common obstacles, how to work with a team of data-driven professionals, how to navigate the needs of the organization or client, and how data can be a force for positive change in the workplace and world at large.

A lot can be learned through the career reflection of a data scientist. After watching this video, you'll be able to evaluate the career journey of Sara Anstey.

Data science careers can be incredibly enjoyable and rewarding. After watching this video, you'll be able to identify Sara Anstey's favorite aspects of being a data scientist.

Every job is not without its challenges. After watching this video, you'll be able to describe the most challenging aspects of data science according to Sara Anstey.

Data science careers present uniquely different obstacles to overcome making it hard to recognize the right approach. After watching this video, you'll be able to summarize Sara Anstey's approach to overcoming obstacles.

The world of data science is very tool based and the right tools will make for far better outcomes. After watching this video, you'll be able to describe several popular tools in use by career data scientists.

Knowing how to define success in a particular role is a necessary skill in data science. After watching this video, you'll be able to describe several ways to be successful in a role as a data scientist.

Because data science is always evolving and new models are always being released, it's essential to stay aware of the latest best practices. After watching this video, you'll be able to discuss key methods for staying up to date with new skills in data science.

After watching this video, you'll be able to evaluate the challenges of measuring success as a data scientist and one approach to creating success metrics. Knowing how to define success in a particular role is a necessary skill in data science.

Module 3: Brett Vanderblock  - Using Data For Good

After watching this video, you'll be able to describe Brett Vanderblock's favorite aspects of being a data scientist. A lot can be learned through the career reflection of a data scientist.

Joys Of Data Science With Brett Vanderblock

Data science isn't always about solving sales goals or optimizing business processes. It's also used to change the world around us. After watching this video, you'll be able to recognize various ways that data science is used for the greater good.

Using the right tools for data science projects will save you time and yield better results. After watching this video, you'll be able to explain several popular tools in use by career data scientists.

The data science field is full of many different roles across a lot of industry verticals. After watching this video, you'll be able to recognize the most common types of roles in a data science career.

Constantly improving your skills is a must for any data scientist. After watching this video, you'll be able to evaluate various approaches that can help develop data science skills.

Module 4: Sam Cvetkovski - Manager Of Data Science

A lot can be learned through the career reflection of a data scientist. After watching this video, you'll be able to describe the career journey of becoming a data scientist for Sam Cvetkovski.

After watching this video, you'll be able to recognize Sam Cvetkovski's favorite aspects of being a data scientist.

After watching this video, you'll be able to discuss a couple of challenging aspects of working as a data scientist.

After watching this video, you'll be able to conclude why Sam Cvetkovski chose to become a manager in the data science field.

After watching this video, you'll be able to analyze key tips for how to pursue a data science management track.

After watching this video, you'll be able to explain the difference between an individual contributor and a manager within the data science field.

After watching this video, you'll be able to evaluate what options are available in a data science career and which might be right for you.

After watching this video, you'll be able to describe a method for measuring success as a data scientist. Knowing how to define success in a particular role is a necessary skill in data science.

Module 5: Lacey Westphal, PhD - Social Justice And Education Data Science

After watching this video, you'll be able to describe the career journey of becoming a data scientist for Lace Westphal, Ph.D. A lot can be learned through the career reflection of a data scientist.

Career Journey With Lacey Westphal, Ph.D.

Data science is used extensively across traditional education. After watching this video, you'll be able to discuss how data has made an impact in the field of education.

Datasets can be incredibly complex and the goals of certain analysis initiatives may be vague. After watching this video, you'll be able to reiterate the importance of fully understanding what your data set is and what your goals are for working with that dataset.

Working with non-profits means less funding and less resources, a challenge that must be overcome in this field. After watching this video, you'll be able to evaluate key challenges of working as a data scientist with limited funding and limited resources.

Data scientists do a lot of work interpreting information that is used to make decisions that can impact governmental policy, health decisions, environmental decisions, and more. After watching this video, you'll be able to describe how data science can impact the world for the greater good of all.

The field of data science is often riddled with decisions that require a strong commitment to ethics. After watching this video, you'll be able to identify common pressures data scientists face from stakeholders.

Social justice issues can be better understood through appropriate data science initiatives. After watching this video, you'll be able to recognize how to look at data through the lens of social justice and you'll be able to define what a social justice data lens is.

Impacts Of Data Science On Social Justice

A career in data science can be incredibly interesting and very rewarding. After watching this video, you'll be able to evaluate one approach to testing if a career in data science is the right fit for you.

What To Do If You're Interested In Data Science

Module 6: Louis Trembley - Decision Maker

A lot can be learned through the career reflection of a data scientist.  After watching this video, you'll be able to reiterate Louis Tremblay's journey to becoming a data scientist at FLIR.

Working with data science teams can present unique challenges that often go overlooked. After watching this video, you'll be able to recognize several challenges of managing and interacting with a team of data scientists.

Challenges Of Working With A Data Science Team

Findings from a data science project are only useful if they're presented in a way that stakeholders understand and can draw conclusions from. After watching this video, you'll be able to evaluate how to properly present and package findings so they're useful to stakeholders.

How Data Scientists Can Help Decision Makers

It can seem like every dataset can be used to deliver an answer, but that's not the case. After watching this video, you'll be able to discuss when data might cloud judgement and why datasets can be inaccurate.

Knowing how to define success in a particular role is a necessary skill in data science. After watching this video, you'll be able to identify one approach to measuring successful outcomes on data analysis projects.

Module 7: Michael Galarnyk -- Data Scientist

After watching this video, you'll be able to describe how data science impacts the world around you according to Michael Galarnyk. A lot can be learned through the career reflection of a data scientist.

The Impact Of Data Science With Michael Galarnyk

No career is without its challenges and data science is no exception. After watching this video, you'll be able to discuss several challenges that data scientists experience in their day-to-day work.

This video encourages the viewers to watch additional data science courses offered in the platform to improve their skills.

Get Started On Your Own Data Science Journey

Manjul Tilak takes a deep look at the enduring value of human capabilities as AI accelerates through organisations. This episode unpacks the human edge—judgement, empathy, creativity and contextual problem-solving—and how these skills become even more critical as automation expands. Manjul shares practical guidance for leaders on combining AI with human intuition to make better decisions, build trust and elevate team performance. The conversation highlights how organisations can cultivate future-ready talent while ensuring technology enhances, rather than replaces, human potential.

The Human Edge in an AI World with Manjul Tilak – CHRO, Piramal Finance & Realty

Ikigai is a Japanese philosophy of life that authors Hector Garcia Puigcerver and Francesc Miralles set out to explore in their book. All the roads led to a tiny island in the nation—Okinawa. What secret ingredient makes the inhabitants lead happier, longer, and more purposeful lives than others?

A Book In 12 Minutes - Ikigai - The Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life By Francesc Miralles And Hector Garcia

What if you had the elixir of life? The Okinawans do and the secret is out. It is all about Ikigai, a philosophy that sees them eating healthier, with moderate exercise, but more than that, a sense of community welfare permeates the atmosphere.

Evade existential frustration by practicing Ikigai: a life full of purpose. Do you know what keeps you thriving? Once you do, the rest falls into place. All you have to do is follow your passion, or is it that easy?

The Japanese believe that everyone has ikigai, a purpose, whether you realize it or not. Your ikigai is for you to discover through your own life experiences.

Finding your purpose in life and living it out are two entirely different quests. Learn how to focus in a world full of diversions. Try holding your attention in three ways.

You're most likely to achieve flow when engaged in a challenging task that you love. The tasks which make you forget the passage of time and you achieve your flow is where you are most likely to find your ikigai.

Keep at your cognitive best by exercising the brain as well as the body. There are simple ways to keep our brains flexible and slow down the aging process. Hone them in this episode.

New and different activities can help you maintain brain flexibility. Daily socializing, games, projects, and other activities may keep your mind young and healthy.

Stress is at the root of most ailments. The Ikigai authors cite several reputed research works that prove how anxiety speeds up aging. Get introduced to the Morita therapy to understand how to keep stress at bay.

Stress raises antibodies and damages healthy cells, causing premature aging. One way to manage stress is to observe and understand your emotions without trying to control them.

Follow the three-step approach to a healthy life of the Okinawans. If you are still searching for your Ikigai, understanding how people in the five ideal Blue Zones lead their lives might help.

A few ikigai factors contribute to longevity among Okinawans. These include a tight-knit community with shared responsibilities; a light, diverse diet; and, regular physical activity.

Perhaps no one understands the value of tiny steps for improvement, better than James Clear. The author of Atomic Habits has made it a life practice to perfect the art of creating and continuing good routines and this series distills that knowledge.

When life threw a spanner in James Clear's plans, he was undeterred. By making small changes in his routine, he began consolidating and building for the life of his dreams. The result was imperceptible at first but was evident soon enough to make a difference. Learn more about these tiny habits.

The power of small steps in bringing about a big shift cannot be emphasized enough. Even if the outcomes are not evident in the beginning, keep at it, suggests James Clear. These seemingly trivial patterns compound into positive habits that are for keeps. What happens if you don't do this?

The concept of compounding works the same for life change as for bank interest. Small habits practiced regularly over time can lead to significant results.

Analyzing what sets winners apart, James Clear hit upon a common theme among these success stories: a process that works. Goal-setting is vital, but that is not all there is to winning. Discover what keeps people on track in the pursuit of their goals.

Successful People Follow Successful Processes

Winning can be a function of having a system that works. You don't improve to win; you win because you improve.

Be the person you want to be. Yes, James Clear thinks just aspiring to one day achieve perfection is not enough, walk the talk by imbibing the traits you strive to achieve, one by one, relentlessly. Observe how our self-defeating thoughts act to take us further from our goals.

First, determine your goals. Then, decide who you need to be to achieve those goals and become that person.

Being present in the moment can help kick undesirable habits. Find out what James Clear learned from the over 100-year-old tradition of pointing and calling in the Japanese railway system. Does it help in being more mindful? What is its role in nixing bad habits?

Bad habits can compound just like good ones. To overcome a bad habit, focus on the habit directly with mindful practices such as saying the habit aloud before you engage.

James Clear's research made it evident to the author that our environments shape our behavior. We automatically adopt certain fixed characteristics in specific environs. Intrigued, he explored further and came up with at least three ways to be more productive by making slight but definite changes in the surroundings.

Tailor Your Environment For Better Habits

You can shape your habits by changing your environment. Develop good habits with small adaptions such as managing your phone, avoiding multitasking and removing cues that foster bad habits.

Do not wait for that perfect timing (or outfit, or climate, or workplace) to get started on the journey for a better version of yourself. No time is better than right now to set out on that quest. Learn about habit stacking and why you are more likely to succeed with this method.

New habits can be intimidating and hard to adopt. To get started, choose one small aspect of your new habit and build from there.

While you are hard at work building that habit into a routine, keep yourself motivated. Wondering how? Try some good old reward. Yes, humans need, and yearn for, rewards for being good. Here are some productive ways to do this without defeating the purpose.

Good habits come with delayed rewards. So to reinforce your good habits as they develop, give yourself small, timely perks, a massage after a gym session, for example.

Despite some progress, years of conditioning has impacted how women are treated and tend to treat themselves in professional spheres. Over time, women have developed habits that have helped them reach a certain level at work. But after a point, these habits become hindrances to their growth. Tanveer Naseer, a principal at thoughtLEADERS, LLC explains these unconscious learned behaviors covered in How Women Rise and offers actionable advice that can help eliminate the traits that hold women back from success.

How Women Rise By Marshall Goldsmith And Sally Helgesen

Many studies have established how women face unique challenges in their career paths. How Women Rise talks about what behaviors get in the way of their success. Learn from leadership coaches Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith as they explain why women resist change and how if they don’t unlearn some habits and embrace change, they risk remaining stuck.

How Women Get Stuck And What To Do About It

The first must-stop habit that Helgesen and Goldsmith insist women must shake off is the tendency to not claim their achievements. This episode explains how to get rid of the fear of appearing like braggarts or the belief that great work gets noticed on its own.

Habit 1: Reluctance To Claim Your Achievements

Neuroscience has shown that our brains are quite malleable, so it is not as hard to change a habit as we might think. The key is that we should be consistent about changing the behavior we want to shake off.

How do you go about making sure your work gets noticed without coming off like a self-absorbed jerk? Find out in this video.

Habit 2: Expecting Others To Notice And Reward

In order to get self-clarity and have others notice you for your work, develop an elevator pitch that covers what you do now, what you plan next, and what makes you the best fit for that role.

Although studies indicate that women are better at building relationships, they rarely look at getting value from the ties they build. This video offers four points that women should consider to get value from their relationships to rise up in their career.

Habit 3: Building Rather Than Getting Value From Relationships

Getting value from relationships should be seen as a means for mutual support and growth. When you ask for something, you should also offer something in return so both parties benefit from the interaction.

Many women quickly rise up the corporate ladder but then plateau at a certain level in organizations. Learn how this stagnancy is bad for both their own professional as well as organizational growth and how women can overcome it.

Habit 4: Putting Your Job Before Your Career

Staying in a job for too long due to some misplaced sense of loyalty lowers your self-worth and may even leave you without a job soon. It is important to develop a healthy self-interest for self and organizational growth.

Years of gender-based expectations drive women to work harder and try and attain perfectionism at their jobs. Yet, it is this precision that sometimes traps them in a trajectory where growth gets overlooked.  Learn why it is not always important to be perfect in this video.

Your attention to detail and drive to precision is an advantage, but only to a degree. You sometimes need to take a broader view and prioritize things in order to attain your goal.

Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith insist that women must give up the deeply ingrained habit of always trying to please everyone. This video explains how it is detrimental in more ways than one and how to shake it off.

People pleasers, who hesitate to delegate for fear of burdening someone, can shake off the habit by reminding themselves that they have been able to grow because someone else was willing to delegate to them and they now have the opportunity to do the same for someone else.

Changing habits is challenging. How do you let go of behaviours which in the past have led you well in your career bringing you to where you are today? Find out in this video.

Once you’ve identified the “must stop” habit, you want to break, find one person you trust and ask them to watch your back and prevent you from falling back into old patterns.

In this course, Louise Crowley, a principal at thoughtLEADERS, shares how to build a loyal fan base. She will speak from insights gathered from the book Fanocracy by David Scott and Reiko Scott to deliver a roadmap for how to create a fan base for your company. You’ll learn about different facets of your own fandom, the power your fandom has, as well as how to harness your fandom to create sustainable growth. 

Fanocracy by David Meerman Scott and Reiko Scott

Any business should always be looking to grow their fan base. If you can create loyal, passionate customers, you’ll be one step closer to building this for your company. In order to do this, Louise Crowley will walk you through insights from the book Fanocracy, by David Scott and Reiko Scott. 

A bad customer experience can define that customer’s opinion of your product, and your company. Conversely, a great experience can make that customer loyal forever. After watching this video you’ll be able to define the value of a great customer experience, and how it will help build your fandom.

The Power of an Excellent Customer Experience

By mapping out your customers’ journey from prospect to customer, and identifying areas that are outstanding or fall short, you can target specific elements of your business to either promote or improve. After watching this video you’ll be able to conduct a customer journey mapping exercise to identify areas for improvement.

The power of positive online social interactions is often underestimated. After watching this video, you’ll understand the value of providing social interactions to your customers.

Creating human connections and getting peoples’ mirror neuros engaged is an effective way to build and strengthen your fan base. After watching this video, you’ll have some ideas for creating connection opportunities, and executing a plan to test and launch them.

Giving away free content or product can be a big mistake. Watch this video to see why it must be done strategically to be effective and to successfully help grow your fandom.

Giveaways can be an effective way to build your customer base. After watching this video, you’ll have an approach for strategically giving away free things that can lead to a prospect becoming a fan and eventually a customer.

Influencer marketing has the potential to change the trajectory of your business. By watching this video, you’ll learn how to make strategic choices with influencers that can lead to a sustainable sales increase over time.

The Key to Successful Influencer Marketing

Influencers should have a meaningful enough following that they can promote your brand. This promotion can have a real impact on your sales. After watching this video, you’ll be able to identify influencers who could be great brand ambassadors for you, and you will understand how they can help you drive sales by reaching your target audience.

Creating services around your product elevates the comparative value of your product. Watch this video to learn how other companies have achieved this, and for inspiration on how to translate these ideas to your business as well.

The more value you can include in your product, the more you can charge for it and, more importantly, the better that product will look in the customers’ eyes when they compare it to competitive offerings. After watching this video, you’ll be able to generate ideas for additional value you can incorporate into your product or service.

Defining customers by data alone will not give you the overall picture of who they are as individuals. Watch this video to learn how to prioritize the individual approach and discover why it is so important when building your fandom.

Knowing your customers as individuals takes effort, but it definitely pays off. After watching this video, you’ll have some approaches for capturing customer information and you will learn about how to get to know your customers on a more personal level.

Everyone makes mistakes, and bad things happen to every company. It’s the companies that tell the truth about their challenges and keep the customer informed that can really turn these negative events into positive opportunities. Watch this video to learn more about building your fandom through transparency.

Telling the Truth Even When it’s Inconvenient

The more truthful you are with your customers in all your interactions with them, the more likely they are to trust you. After watching this video, you will be able to look at your customer communications through a lens of truth and will be better equipped to know how you should communicate differently.

Rajiv Bajaj shares insights on various leadership strategies that helped him make Bajaj Automobile a market leader in India in the motorcycle segment. He also stresses the importance of changing one's outlook to survive in a globalized world.

Rajiv explains the core and pillars of his business and how they help his business to succeed.

What It Takes To Build An FMCD business | Rajiv Bajaj

In an age when your product might not be much different from your competitor's, you can differentiate yourself with the right branding and marketing strategy.

Rajiv draws parallels between homeopathy and business and concludes with the secret sauce to achieve corporate wellness.

What You Can Learn From Homeopathy About Corporate Wellness | Rajiv Bajaj

CEOs, as a custodian of strategy, should ensure that the business is immune to the external factors that might negatively impact its functioning.

Rajiv, taking Bajaj Auto as an example, stresses the need to specialize in a highly globalized market space.

Globalization Needs Specialization | Rajiv Bajaj

It is advisable to specialize in a few areas to tap into the wider opportunity that our globalized world provides.

To be profitable, Bajaj is repeating the formula that it applied in the 60s, the 70s and the 80s but with a different focus.

Keep your effort focused rather than diversifying too much. Having a focused outlook has a positive impact on your profit margin.

Rajiv shares what he learnt on 'branding' after Bajaj's venture into the motorcycle portfolio.

How To Understand Your Brand | Rajiv Bajaj

It is not enough to have a good product. It is also important to understand if the product is compatible with the perception of the brand.

Rajiv shares how Prof. Yamaguchi, Bajaj's productivity consultant, made him realize his job clearly and why you must also get that clarity.

Understand Your Role Clearly | Rajiv Bajaj

The CEO mustn't worry about the day-to-day functioning but be more involved on the strategic front.

How Google Works By Eric Schmidt And Jonathan Rosenberg

How Google Works By Eric Schmidt And Jonathan Rosenberg

How Google Works By Eric Schmidt And Jonathan Rosenberg

Episodes

1. How Google Became A Verb

2. Hiring: The Manager's Most Important Task

3. Build A "Smart Creative" Culture

4. Don't Follow The Competition

5. Prioritize Employee Needs When You Can

6. The Right Decision Is The Best Decision

7. Making Meetings Productive

8. For New Ideas, Use The 70/20/10 Rule

9. The Best Way To Fail