Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. Parents everywhere want the best for their kids—and they’ll ...

In small businesses, like Good Friends Café in West Dennis or Baskins’ ACE Hardware in Harwich Port, or Snow’s in Orleans, influence can be just as powerful as formal authority. Whether you’re the ...

Being able to influence people makes you more effective at work. If you work within a specific niche, it also helps if you are viewed as a subject matter expert in your field. Even if you don’t hold ...

Building a successful real estate business depends on cultivating strong relationships. Real estate agents will often rely on their network or sphere of influence (SOI) to land their next deal. It’s ...

Cults are a hot topic. But, perhaps not surprisingly given the methods of influence they use, they are opaque to the public. After decades of studying cults and methods of undue influence they and ...