What is the difference between persuasion and manipulation?

2022-03-15

This conversation was HARD! Manipulation feels like a bad thing (it is right?) and persuasion seemed like something some of the panelists feel like has to be done if you own a business. An online dictionary says that manipulation is "skillful or artful management" while persuasion has much harsher synonyms in the thesaurus. Those two things surprised me. A huge thank you to Christopher Martin, Coach M J Tolan and Tracy Martin for wading into this challenging topic with me. To connect with the panelists,...

This conversation was HARD! Manipulation feels like a bad thing (it is right?) and persuasion seemed like something some of the panelists feel like has to be done if you own a business.

An online dictionary says that manipulation is "skillful or artful management" while persuasion has much harsher synonyms in the thesaurus. Those two things surprised me.

A huge thank you to Christopher Martin, Coach M J Tolan and Tracy Martin for wading into this challenging topic with me.

To connect with the panelists, please visit their LinkedIn profiles:
Tracy Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-martin-ba86b919/
Christopher Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismartincomms/
Coach M J Tolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/motivationalspeakertolan/
Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/
www.DrRobynOdegaard.com

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