Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Episode 31 - Influence is...Pivotal, Versatile, and Adaptive
Episode 31 – Influence is…Pivotal, Versatile, & Adaptive
Today’s show is about learning to be a pivotal, versatile, and adaptive influencer. Brian and Ed take a deep dive into the meaning of each word and help give experiences they have had with them. Sit back and enjoy another great episode of Instinctive Influencers.
PIVOTAL:
A pivotal role, point or figure in something is one that is very important and affects the success of that thing
High school graduation is a pivotal moment in most people's lives — an important point that signifies a shift in direction.
You see the word pivot in pivotal. That is because when something is pivotal, it is central, and everything related to the topic turns or depends on it. An election can be a pivotal moment in a nation's history if the direction the country takes depends on it. Your belief in reincarnation may be pivotal to how you treat animals. Pivotal means important, but it has a sense of centrality and turning.
Some people are pivotal in our lives. They are present to us at just the right time with just what we need.
A pivotal person is extremely important to an endeavor. The success or failure of the project may hinge on the actions of the pivotal person, that person being the one who directs and guides other contributors to the project.
Material to look over for speaking points about Pivotal:
https://rodschulhauser.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/4-characteristics-of-pivotal-leadership/
VERSATILE:
To describe a person or thing that can adapt to do many things or serve many functions, consider the adjective versatile.
In E.B. White's classic children's book Charlotte's Web, Charlotte the spider tells Wilbur the pig that she is versatile. "What does 'versatile' mean — full of eggs?" Wilbur asks. "Certainly not," Charlotte replies. "'Versatile' means I can turn with ease from one thing to another." Charlotte knew her etymology because the word reflects its Latin root, versatilis, "turning around; revolving." It eventually came to describe someone who is multi-talented: a singer-songwriter-actress-model would be a versatile figure in the entertainment world.
Definition of versatile
1: embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills also: turning with ease from one thing to another
2: having many uses or applications versatile building material
3: changing or fluctuating readily: VARIABLE a versatile disposition
4a(1): capable of turning forward or backward: REVERSIBLE a versatile toe of a bird
(2): capable of moving laterally and up and down versatile antennae
- of an anther: having the filaments attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely
Material to look over for speaking points about versatile:
https://workology.com/versatility-is-the-key-competency-of-the-future/
https://www.deseretnews.com/top/779/0/18-versatile-skills-to-succeed-in-any-job.html
ADAPTIVE:
Use adaptive to describe people who are flexible — they don't lose their cool when plans change quickly and they are always willing to learn new ways to do things. Being adaptive helps you sail along in today's ever-changing world.
What do chameleons and your grandparents who only started using computers a few years ago have in common? They are adaptive. Just as chameleons change color to match their surroundings — green when sitting on leaves, brown when climbing the tree's trunk — your grandparents learned the skills to keep up with the world around them. The opposite of adaptive is stubborn. People, lizards, or anything that refuses to change is stubborn. To welcome change is to be adaptive.
Material to look over for speaking points about adaptive:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffboss/2015/09/03/14-signs-of-an-adaptable-person/#208f7516eaf4
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/careers/soft-skills/adaptive-leadership/
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Intro & Outro Music:
Cosmic Storm by A Himitsu: https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu
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