Coaching practices for Cialdini S Principles of Influence Under Stress

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  • When I genuinely don’t know the right move, I find myself just doing whatever people like me seem to be doing
  • I catch myself going along with someone just because they had the title or the confident expert tone, and later realize I never checked whether they actually knew what they were talking about
  • The moment things got tense this person turned into someone else
  • I notice I say yes far more easily to people I happen to like, and I want to understand that pull
  • My team is looking to me to read how bad things really are, and I’m stuck

Practices that may help

  1. Cialdini’s Principles of Influence
    Robert Cialdini identified six near-universal levers of persuasion — reciprocity, commitment and consistency, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity — that bias people toward saying yes. They’re drawn from decades of social-psychology research and field studies; the principles are well established even though individual effect sizes vary by context.
  2. Social proof
    People look to what similar others are doing to decide what’s correct, especially under uncertainty.
    Cialdini’s Principles of Influence
  3. Authority
    People defer to credible expertise — and to its symbols — more than they realize.
    Cialdini’s Principles of Influence
  4. Recognise stress-driven backup behaviour
    Under stress, everyone shifts to an exaggerated, less effective version of their dominant style.
    Social Style Matrix: Adapting to How People Communicate
  5. Liking
    We say yes to people we like — and similarity, compliments, and cooperation grow liking.
    Cialdini’s Principles of Influence
  6. Apply the Stockdale Paradox to teams and leadership
    As a leader or team member under pressure, model the simultaneous holding of faith and brutal facts — it is contagious in both directions.
    The Stockdale Paradox, Made Practical
  7. Direct focus to controllables only, especially under pressure
    When pressure is highest, narrow attention to what you can directly influence — and let everything else go.
    The Clutch State: Performing Under Pressure
  8. Stress Inoculation: Pre-Exposure to Prepare for Future Stress
    Deliberately practice under conditions that simulate the stress of future high-stakes performance.
    Deliberate Discomfort: Using Voluntary Challenge to Build Resilience
  9. Practice the "see it, own it, use it" reappraisal
    Crum’s framework: notice the stress (see it), acknowledge why it matters (own it), and channel it (use it).
    The Stress-Is-Enhancing Mindset
  10. The commitment (mindset) pillar
    Deliberately choosing to stay calm and focused inside a self-imposed stressor.
    The Wim Hof Method, Honestly Assessed

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