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Jul 28, 2026 24 min

Small Shifts to Create Massive Influence

from THRIVE: Turning Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage Hosted by Meridith Elliott Powell

With Special Guest: Richard Newman, Founder and CEO of Body Talk Most leaders think a failed change initiative comes down to a bad strategy. Usually, it comes down to bad delivery. In this episode of Ask for Change, I sit down with Richard Newman, founder and CEO of Body Talk and author of the bestseller Lift Your Impact. Richard has trained over 150,000 leaders at companies like Microsoft, Virgin, and 3M. His path started in an unlikely place. He was a painfully shy teenager who spent six months in a Himalayan monastery with monks who spoke no English. That forced silence became the foundation of his career. Richard's research with UCL psychology professor Adrian Furnham surveyed more than 2,000 people worldwide. The results are hard to argue with. A few specific shifts in posture and presence changed how people voted for a candidate by 59 percent. Nonverbal signals move an audience 42 to 44 percent more than words alone. We talk about why teams lose trust in a leader before that leader even speaks. We break down the three Cs every leader needs during change: clarity, care, and courage. And we unpack why the habits you call "just who I am" are actually the habits holding your influence back. If your organization is running into change fatigue, this episode gives you a different lever to pull. Not new words. A new presence. Connect with Richard: http://www.richardnewmanspeaks.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardnewmanspeaks/ https://www.instagram.com/richardnewmanspeaks/

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