influence

a.k.a. clout, pull

Complementary virtues¶

• charm
• leadership
• persuasion
• role modeling

Contrasting vices¶

• unavailing
• uninfluential

Virtues possibly in tension¶

TBD

How to acquire or strengthen it¶

TBD

Notes and links¶

• Possible resource: Robert B. Cialdini Influence: Science and Practice (2007)
• www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/persuasion-skills.html

Mentioned elsewhere¶

TBD

Inspirational quotes¶

• George Eliot:
  

  “O may I join the choir invisible
  Of those immortal dead who live again
  In minds made better by their presence; live
  In pulses stirred to generosity,
  In deeds of daring rectitude…”