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Additional praise for The Go-Giver Influencer

The Go-Giver Influencer is a simple story about two people struggling through a business negotiation, yet it is also a great deal more than that. It may just be the book that teaches us how to listen and talk to one another again.

David Bach, author of The Automatic Millionaire and Smart Women Finish Rich

Filled with profoundly simple insights you can put into immediate action, The Go-Giver Influencer is a magical look at how you can transcend the win/lose mind-set to find a powerful third way. Thank you, Burg and Mann, for yet another Go-Giver book that helps us see the ordinary in extraordinary new ways. I will be sharing this book with everyone in my company!

Traci Fenton, founder and CEO of WorldBlu

If you do nothing more than read and follow the lesson of chapter 7 in The Go-Giver Influencer, you will have given yourself a gift that can be life-changing. Trust me, it is the essential element to great leadership as well as a great life.

Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and author of Everybody Matters

What a beautiful book! The Go-Giver Influencer delivers a message the world needs today more than ever, a message of empathy and insight. This may be the most masterful Go-Giver book yetand the most important.

Nido R. Qubein, president of High Point University

A must-read! The Go-Giver Influencer is a winners strategy.

Molly Fletcher, legendary sports agent; author of A Winners Guide to Negotiating; and CEO of The Molly Fletcher Company

Bob Burg and John David Mann have hit it out of the park again. The Go-Giver Influencer enriches and extends the seminal ideas of their previous works to creating harmony in an increasingly polarized world and win-win outcomes in your personal and professional lives. This book will sit beside Dale Carnegies timeless How to Win Friends and Influence People on the short shelf of classic must-read success titles.

Adam Robinson, cofounder of The Princeton Review

Dont be fooled by this storys simplicity: Burg and Mann have given us a sophisticated blueprint for masterful negotiation. Not the tired old strong-arm tactics youve read before, but genuine negotiation, the kind that helps you reach your goals and makes the world a better place in the process.

Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL; CEO of Hurricane Media Group; and coauthor of The Red Circle and Total Focus

Forget about influence as a process of simply getting your name, products, and services in front of as many people as you can. As the authors powerfully demonstrate, genuine influence is the fine art of building trust, creating win-win scenarios, and providing first-class value. I LOVE this book!

Libby Gill, author of You Unstuck; executive coach; former SVP at Universal Television; former VP at Sony Pictures Television and Turner Broadcasting

The wisdom in The Go Giver Influencer sneaks up on you and, in the end, changes you. I loved the book and am the better for having read it.

Dan Rockwell, publisher of the Leadership Freak blog

A wonderful story that shows why being kind, considerate, and respectful is not only the right way to be, but also the most influential, persuasive, and successful way to be. In my real life, its everything I believe in. On a reality TV show, of course, that would be a producers worst nightmareeveryone would get along too well and be too happy!

Jacqueline Laurita, television personality of The Real Housewives of New Jersey and autism advocate

The Go-Giver Influencer is like having a seasoned mentor or wise grandparent help improve the way you negotiate, influence, and persuade, andmost importantstop being a roadblock to your own success. Youll want to buy copies for all your valued colleagues!

Carol Roth, founder of the Future File legacy planning system; television host; and author of The Entrepreneur Equation

A masterpieceprofound and vital. Thank you, Bob and John, for writing the perfect book at the perfect time with the most perfect message.

Lolly Daskal, author of The Leadership Gap

The Go-Give Influencer is a beautiful story that redefines and reframes our notion of leadership, influence, and the legacy we want to leave. A true gift for all who want to make an impact.

Angela Maiers, author of Genius Matters and founder of Choose2Matter

In The Go-Giver Influencer, Bob Burg and John David Mann provide incredibly wise counsel on how to communicate more successfully and more effectively. This entertaining parable reveals step-by-step how you can add value to every conversation you have, while achieving the greatest results for everyone involved.

Sharon Lechter, author of Think and Grow Rich for Women; coauthor of Outwitting the Devil and Rich Dad, Poor Dad

This is more than just another book about influence, its the owners manual. If influence is like the force in Star Wars, then Bob Burg and John David Mann are twin Yodas. You know how people say, If you read only one book this year...? Im saying, if you read only one book this decade, let it be this one.

Duane Cummings, CEO of Leadercast

The next installment in the Go-Giver series, and the best yet. Burg and Mann deliver a brilliant book on how to expand your influence.

Randy Gage, author of Risky Is the New Safe and Mad Genius

A beautiful and compelling story about the power of making a difference versus making a point. Bob Burg and John David Mann show how we can find the collaborative space in any discussion or debate, even when we cant see one. In a world where the spoken word is too often used to vilify and defeat, this book brings us back to how we can take two differing perspectives and weave them into a tremendous thread that actually binds us closer together.

Tracey C. Jones, president of Tremendous Leadership

If you do any type of selling, negotiating, delivering, or receiving feedbackwhich is all of usthis book will immediately make your life better and your relationships more fruitful. An absolute gem of a read!

Rory Vaden, cofounder of Southwestern Consulting and author of Take the Stairs

Bob Burg and John David Mann know what many people dont: that the most effective negotiation isnt about intimidation, its about listening.

Sheryl OLoughlin, CEO of REBBL; former CEO of Clif Bar; and cofounder of Plum Organics

A wise and effective book. I will apply the lessons to my life.

Kamal Ravikant, author of Rebirth and Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It

An extraordinarily enjoyable read with a powerful, enduring message. If you desire to be a person of excellence and influence, start your journey by reading this book. Its wisdom will stay with you long after you finish.

Skip Prichard, president and CEO of OCLC; blogger at skipprichard.com; and author of The Book of Mistakes

This small book contains big, life-changing, career-changing ideas. Youll approach colleagues, friends, and even adversaries with a whole new lens. If you want to influence others with ease and grace, read it tonight, implement it tomorrow morning.

Lisa Earle McLeod, author of Selling with Noble Purpose

Compelling reading for anyone who seeks to influence without manipulation and negotiate with integrity. The Go-Giver Influencer is as much a philosophy for living as it is for conducting business with honor and ethics. It will make you rethink everything youve learned about negotiation and influence, and help you to be better at both.