{"id":3558,"date":"2026-06-09T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:49:48","slug":"three-ways-to-be-a-better-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/three-ways-to-be-a-better-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Tips to Master Persuasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LaRae Quy is a former FBI counterintelligence agent whose job was recruiting foreign spies to work for the US Government. This gave him a unique perspective on leadership, and we&#8217;ve posted links to some of his fascinating ideas before, including &#8220;the power of curiosity&#8221; (December 9, 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quy believes that influence (rather than authority) is the cornerstone of effective leadership. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartbrief.com\/original\/how-the-skill-of-influencing-others-helps-you-be-an-effective-leader?utm_term=0D8D01C3-DCB4-4CFF-B855-A92CDA28919B&amp;lrh=2763b2151d2a144eedea60da23622eb970684a3c77df4b2ce285eac6defa7295&amp;utm_campaign=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;utm_content=B0626101-A618-4400-BAC4-B40261BCE962&amp;utm_source=brief\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.smartbrief.com\/original\/how-the-skill-of-influencing-others-helps-you-be-an-effective-leader?utm_term=0D8D01C3-DCB4-4CFF-B855-A92CDA28919B&amp;lrh=2763b2151d2a144eedea60da23622eb970684a3c77df4b2ce285eac6defa7295&amp;utm_campaign=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;utm_content=B0626101-A618-4400-BAC4-B40261BCE962&amp;utm_source=brief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<\/a>, he explains that soft influence strategies (such as trust, empathy, and inspirational persuasion) are key to developing ownership, especially in complex situations. In his words, as a leader &#8220;you become more inspiring by avoiding drama, consistently connecting people&#8217;s work to a meaningful future, living your values openly, and showing genuine belief in the people you lead.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LaRae Quy is a former FBI counterintelligence agent whose job was recruiting foreign spies to work for the US Government. This gave him a unique perspective on leadership, and we&#8217;ve posted links to some of his fascinating ideas before, including &#8220;the power of curiosity&#8221; (December 9, 2026). Quy believes that influence (rather than authority) is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[409,576,18,732],"class_list":["post-3558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-influence","tag-larae-quy","tag-leadership-styles","tag-persuasion","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3558"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3561,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3558\/revisions\/3561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}