Who is More Influential?

• The person who presides over the meeting or the one who will be writing the minutes?
• The car sales representative who closed the deal or the mechanic who will maintain the car?
• The executive secretary or the junior manager?
• The department director up on the stage or the silent supervisor in the back of the room who just winked to his crew?
• The business that can start work on the project in a couple of months or the one that can begin next week?
• The diplomat who threatens to pass a resolution or the general who can put boots on the ground?
• The associate who is great at winning arguments or the counterpart who is great at listening?
• The person who knows how to do a project or the one who knows whether to do it?