Influencing Without Authority

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Whether you are a team lead or the manager of a cross-functional team, influencing without authority is a critical skill. You must be able to motivate people of all levels with your confidence and expertise rather than a job title. Leaders who inspire and persuade tend to be more productive than those who command and control.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• People who supervise or lead without formal authority or title
• Team leaders and staff who are transitioning to management

PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN TO:

• Understand the special skills to influence without authority
• Motivate people of all levels with your confidence and expertise
• Act as a team lead for the first time and mastering the art of building influence

COURSE OUTLINE

Building relationships, credibility, and trust

• Building meaningful connections with co-workers to foster trust
• Finding common ground and taking the time to get to know your colleagues
• Developing emotional intelligence to influence, persuade and connect with others
• Being a compassionate leader, boost employee engagement and strengthens cooperation

Creating a network of allies

• Assembling a group of people who believe in you and your mission
• Utilizing others to act as advisers when persuading others to endorse the project
• Drawing on a network of supportive counterparts when faced with roadblocks
• Look for opportunities to support your colleagues, so they support you

Positioning your expertise and bring practical solutions

• Positioning yourself as an expert, makes it easier to influence people
• Inspiring others and offering knowledge, experience, and guidance
• Identifying what makes you unique, building your brand that reflects your work
• Demonstrating the value, you bring to the team; it is worth the effort

Embracing resistance, listen and seek to understand

• Leading without authority, you will encounter resistance – embrace it
• Taking the time to learn where the resistance is coming from
• Assessing the issues, you can and cannot address
• Explaining your ideas more compellingly

METHODS TO BE USED

The workshop is an interactive learning experience. In case study activities, people are encouraged to use their back-on-the-job challenges. Participants leave with skills, tools, and insights for influencing without authority.