Without a degree of influence in your organization, your effectiveness can be compromised, and your career advancement opportunities may be limited or even unlikely. In this course, you will learn new skills and strategies for growing your influence—and apply these concepts to an influence situation that currently challenges you at work.
Discover how to use the Personal Power Builder to develop a strategic plan that can help you increase your personal power and sphere of influence within your organization—and apply these skills to your influence challenge. The Power Builder will also provide you with a resource for ongoing performance support with other influence situations.
Course Objective:
Build and leverage a personal power base to increase your level of influence and effectiveness within your organization.
Who Should Attend:
Business professionals who wish to enhance their effectiveness and prospects for greater success by increasing their influence in the organization.
Without a degree of influence in your organization, your effectiveness can be compromised, and your career advancement opportunities may be limited or even unlikely. In this course, you will learn new skills and strategies for growing your influence—and apply these concepts to an influence situation that currently challenges you at work.
Discover how to use the Personal Power Builder to develop a strategic plan that can help you increase your personal power and sphere of influence within your organization—and apply these skills to your influence challenge. The Power Builder will also provide you with a resource for ongoing performance support with other influence situations.
How you will benefit:
Apply a systematic approach to defining your personal power
- Build and leverage a personal power base to increase your level of influence
- Enhance your effectiveness within your organization
- Create a strategic plan for your personal influence situation
What you will cover:
Defining Your Personal Power
- Explaining why a personal power base is essential to increasing your influence
- Applying the Personal Power Model to build your personal power base
- Utilizing the Power/Dependency model as a way to determine an influencing strategy
- Planning for the anticipated response to your influence efforts using the Commitment Compliance model
Leveraging Your Personal Power
- Describing how exchange, relationships, and partnerships are the foundation of your personal power base and the keys to influence
- Leveraging a Strategy Matrix to identify additional individuals you need to influence
Course Outline:
Learning Objective
- Build and Leverage a Personal Power Base to Increase Your Level of Influence and Effectiveness Within Your Organization
Defining Your Personal Power
- Explain Why a Personal Power Base is Essential to Increasing Your Influence
- Apply the Personal Power Model to Build Your Personal Power Base
- Utilize the Power/Dependency Model as a Way to Determine an Influencing Strategy
- Plan for the Anticipated Response to Your Influence Efforts Using the Commitment Compliance Model
Leveraging Your Personal Power
- Describe How Exchange, Relationships, and Partnerships are the Foundation of Your Personal Power Base and the Keys to Influence
- Leverage a Strategy Matrix to Identify Additional Individuals You Need to Influence
