Books on how to "influence" people?
jacquesm: If you get knowledge like this from books beware of coming across as a fake. If your knowledge is good and you're a genuine (as opposed to fake) person then over time you will gain influence, based on your track record and your personality.Fast tracking it by reading a book is not really a solution here.The classic book that literally is called 'how to win friends and influence people' ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influenc... ), in spite of being an all time best seller is a book whose readers you can spot from about a mile away but it has a dedicated following.Excel at what you do and be genuine and nice to people and you'll go very far without needing any books that turn you in to just another glib talker.