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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
HIGHLIGHTS
- Understanding the special skills to influence without authority
- Motivating people of all levels with your confidence and expertise
- Acting 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.