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How People Judge YouAnd How To Come Out Looking Good Required Reading at Harvard Business School Everyone wants to know how to be more influential. But most of us don’t really think we can have the kind of magnetism or charisma that we associate with someone like Bill Clinton or Oprah Winfrey unless it comes naturally. Now, in Compelling People, which is already being taught at Harvard and Columbia Business Schools, John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut show that this isn’t something we have to be born withit’s something we can learn. Expanding on the themes in their co-authored Harvard Business Review cover story Connect, Then Lead,” they trace the path to influence through a balance of strength (the root of respect) and warmth (the root of affection).