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Send us a textLeadership isn't about a title — it's about influence, impact, and the ability to empower others. But for many talented leaders, especially women, climbing the leadership ladder comes with unique challenges: navigating bias, building executive presence, and leading without compromising authenticity.In this episode of The School of Hiring, Konstanty Sliwowski is joined by Jill Avey, executive coach and founder of SisterSmart Leadership. Jill shares transformative insights on how women can break through leadership barriers and step confidently into VP and C-suite roles. From strategic self-advocacy to building high-performing teams, this conversation is a masterclass in modern leadership.Tune in to discover:The most common leadership mistakes that stall promotionsWhat executive presence really looks like in male-dominated spacesHow to build influence without playing politicsThe hidden challenges women face — and how to overcome themHow leaders can create empowered, high-performing teamsWhether you're aiming for your next big role or helping others grow, this episode will change how you think about leadership growth.Music: Smarties Outro - FMA Podcast Suggestion by Birds for ScaleLicence: CC BY-SA Follow Konstanty Sliwowski on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sliwowskik/For more insights check out www.schoolofhiring.com and newsletter.schoolofhiring.com

A backbone's role in a collective is often to facilitate collaboration among partners and help the group make progress toward a shared goal. This can be a complex challenge, as the backbone doesn't hold formal authority or decision-making power. Instead, it must rely on its central coordinating position to influence, build alignment, and advocate for the collaborative's mission.In this new podcast episode, we explore how a backbone can influence partners to take action, without holding a position of authority. We talk with Susan Dawson, the founder and former CEO of E3 Alliance, and author of the new book, Changing Education Systems: Wisdom Gained by E3 Alliance in Driving Effective Change Using Data and Collaboration.Through her years at E3 Alliance, Susan learned many ways a backbone can influence change. In this conversation, she shares the necessary “best-ats” or core competencies a backbone team needs to activate multiple layers of influence, including:- Delivering results- Building relationships of trust- Having the best data- Facilitating stakeholders with diverse missions and perspectives- Being doggedly persistentThe discussion also dives into powerful examples of E3's work, showcasing their own dogged persistence to deliver meaningful results in education for children and families in Central Texas.Resources and FootnotesBook: Changing Education Systems: Wisdom Gained by E3 Alliance in Driving Effective Change Using Data and Collaboration by Susan DawsonE3 AllianceE3 Alliance Data and Trends PortalThe University of Texas at Austin College of EducationThe University of Texas at Austin Education Research CenterMore on Collective ImpactInfographic: What is Collective Impact?Resource List: Getting Started in Collective ImpactThe Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0. The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.Have a question related to collaborative work that you'd like to have discussed on the podcast? Contact us at: https://www.collectiveimpactforum.org/contact-us/

To have influence, you need to tap into the influence of others. You need a centre of influence (COI). Influence is built and nurtured; it's not something you're automatically granted. And the process starts with building your influence network, or what I like to call, your centre of influence.   To grow in your career and leadership, it's essential to surround yourself with the right people. Knowing and working with the right people can bolster your chances of being hired into a new role, getting promoted, getting invited to important conversations, and expanding your network and reach in your industry.   But it starts with giving value.  Concluding the Influence Without Authority series, in this episode I dive into:  What a circle of influence is.  How to identify COIs in your company.  How COIs can help you break through the corporate noise.  3 steps to mapping your COIs.   The 3 types of influencers that will make up your COI.  Methods to add value to your influencers.   By the time you're done listening, you'll know exactly who to turn to and build relationships with, and how to shine in your Brilliant Difference, giving value to those who matter most.    Take the Communication Quiz  Discover Your Workplace Communication Style  Influence Amplifier Blueprint: Apply Essential Influence Rules in Real-Time  Grab Your Blueprint   Like What You Listen To?  Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener!  Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable.   Related Episodes  Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies   3 No-Nonsense Rules for Influencing Executives and Senior Leaders  5 Communication Styles in the Workplace — Which Do You Speak?  Need More Career Direction and Clarity?  Download the Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast  Connect with Finka on LinkedIn  Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company's Leadership Skill Development?  Book a Call 

Do you know how you think, speak, and make decisions? What about for those you work with? If not, it's no wonder why your brilliant ideas aren't landing with executives and rallying teams together. That's why I'm sharing with you five communication styles in the workplace, so you can:  Communicate more effectively.  Adapt and tailor your message to others' communication preferences.   Elevate your impact and influence.   Using my career experience, I've created five workplace communication styles that are inspired by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, meaning they're ordered in what people often require the most.   The five communication styles in the workplace include:  Certainty Connection Consequence Confidence Change What do each look like at work and which type is yours? Find out by tuning into this episode and taking my Communication Quiz!  Take the Communication Quiz  Discover Your Workplace Communication Style  Influence Amplifier Blueprint: Apply Essential Influence Rules in Real-Time  Grab Your Blueprint    Like What You Listen To?  Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener!  Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable.   Related Episodes  Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies   3 No-Nonsense Rules for Influencing Executives and Senior Leaders  Need More Career Direction and Clarity?  Download the Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast  Connect with Finka on LinkedIn  Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company's Leadership Skill Development?  Book a Call     

If your message isn't sticking, it's because you're not doing these three things. I'll teach you exactly what these rules for influencing executives and senior leaders are, so people can buy into your ideas. Every. Time.   Rule 1: Know your audience.  Rule 2: Identify motivators.  Rule 3: Plot the transformation journey.  I've designed this episode as an immersive learning experience so you can see what these rules look like in action right away. Grab your copy of the Influence Amplifier Blueprint, fill it out, and translate the rules into your influence impact at work as I guide you along:   The most powerful yet overlooked aspect of influence.  The three most common influence mistakes and how to mitigate them.  Why you need to know your audience (you cannot skip this step).  The differences between your primary, secondary, and tertiary audience.   How to understand what motivates your audience's decision-making process.   How to plot your audience's transformation journey.  Influence Amplifier Blueprint: Apply the Influence Rules in Real-Time  Grab Your Blueprint Here   Like What You Listen To?  Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener!  Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable.   Related Episodes  Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies   Need More Career Direction and Clarity?  Download the Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast  Connect with Finka on LinkedIn  Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company's Leadership Skill Development?  Book a Call   

You hear it all the time: you need to have influence at work. But why is influence important in leadership and what does it look like done right and wrong? You get to learn all of that from me. This episode sets the tone for a new series: Influence Without Authority.   No matter your position—manager, executive, president—your title can change but what no one can take away from you is your ability to inspire. Want to persuade senior leaders to agree to an initiative? You need influence. Trying to gain buy-in for a new process? You need influence. Collaborating with team members on cross-functional projects? You need influence.   You get the picture.   If you nodded along to any of these scenarios, you're in the right place. In this episode I'll help you learn:  What influence is and isn't.  Where you may be going wrong with your influence and why your message isn't sticking with your team and leaders.  How having strong influence can amplify your leadership and career.  How not having influence can drain and stall your career.  Why influence matters.  The best-case and worst-case of my own influence scenarios, so you can know what hinders and helps you to effectively influence.   What are you waiting for? Press play and get to the answer of why influence is important in leadership.   Like What You Listen To?  Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener!  Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable.   Related Episodes  Influence Stack Part 1  Influence Stack Part 2  Need More Career Direction and Clarity?  Download the Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast  Connect with Finka on LinkedIn  Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company's Leadership Skill Development?  Book a Call 

Episode Summary: In this episode of Productly Speaking, Karl sits down with Keith Allen Johns, a seasoned career, business, and life coach. Keith shares his journey from climbing the corporate ladder to the C-suite and eventually transitioning to coaching. The conversation delves into the challenges of product management, focusing on handling stress and influencing without authority. Keith offers valuable insights and practical tools for becoming more self-aware, managing stress, and effectively influencing others. Key Topics Discussed:  Challenges in Product Management  Handling Stress  Influencing Without Authority  Keith's Coaching Approach  Keith's Personal Insights Memorable Quotes from Keith Allen Johns:  "The change you want to see in your life can all be driven from the inside out."   "How you choose to handle stress is a choice."  "Influence begins with understanding the motivations and drives of the people you work with." Call to Action: Listeners are encouraged to connect with Keith Allen Johns on LinkedIn or visit his website at www.keithallenjohns.com to learn more about his coaching programs and upcoming events. 

How to influence people who don't report to you is a really important skill to make you more effective at work. As you rise through the ranks, you are increasingly expected to influence without authority to deliver results and desired outcomes. The ability to influence employees who don't report to you and influence people in other teams enables you to be a lot more effective in your job. You can get more help exactly when you need it from colleagues in different teams. Learn 5 important actions to build influence without authority. ---- ----When you manage people who don't report to you, using social influencers is much more effective that trying to rely on the limited power of your position. People like to work with people that are nice, pleasant and easy to get along with. It makes the workday more enjoyable and go quicker. When you manage employees who don't report to you, be nice, be respectful and be useful to them. Another very important action when you lead people who don't report to you is to be interested in them and their world. As a manager you want to get to know them so you can understand their strengths and weaker areas, which enables you to get more from them. Being interested in them also create the bonds and obligations of relationships. The more they like and trust you, the more influence you will have with them. You can influence without authority.Another incredibly important action is the use reciprocity. That is offering them value first. Look for ways to help the other person and help them. Then you can ask for help in return and be much more likely to get that help. A brilliant way to influence at work.People are much more likely to do what you ask when they are sure you are working to help the wider group, which indirectly helps them, rather than if they suspect you are trying to help yourself. Create and communicate clear common goals. Even better is to link those goals back to how achieving them helps the other person. Finally, becoming an influential person builds more influence by itself. Other people know that you are in a better position to help them than less influential people. This gives you more opportunity to influence.If you have any questions on “How To Influence People Who Don't Report To You – Influence Without Authority”, please email me at support@enhance.training and I will get back to you.Jess ColesEnhance.training

Summary In this episode, Scott and Mo discuss the concept of leading from where you are, even without formal authority. They draw inspiration from the TV show Parks and Recreation and share real-world examples of individuals who have successfully influenced others without holding a position of power. The key themes explored include building credibility and trust, mobilizing allies, and finding common ground. The hosts provide practical strategies for leaders to implement, such as building relationships with colleagues in other departments, resetting with their boss, and understanding the non-negotiables of their team members. The episode concludes with the reminder that influence doesn't require a title, but rather a willingness to connect, listen, and lead with purpose.   Takeaways -Leading from where you are means influencing others without holding a formal position of power. -Building credibility and trust is crucial for leading from where you are. -Mobilizing allies, especially those in higher positions, can help you achieve your goals and overcome obstacles. -Finding common ground and understanding others' non-negotiables is essential for effective collaboration and teamwork. -Influence doesn't require a title; it requires a willingness to connect, listen, and lead purposefully.

Join Brian Milner as he talks with leadership expert Christopher DiBella about mastering the art of influencing without authority. Learn how to lead with respect, empathy, and compassion to inspire your team, even when you don’t hold the official title. Overview In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian interviews Christopher DiBella, an expert in leadership and organizational development, about the power of influencing without authority. They explore how Agile leaders, especially Scrum Masters, can effectively guide teams and influence organizational culture through respect, empathy, and compassion. Chris shares practical strategies for building trust, navigating generational differences, and leading through relationships rather than formal authority. The discussion also emphasizes the critical importance of understanding the motivations and needs of others to achieve lasting influence. Whether you're an Agile coach, Scrum Master, or organizational leader, this episode provides actionable advice for leading in a way that inspires collaboration and growth. References and resources mentioned in the show: Christopher DiBella The Leadership Survival Guide: A Blueprint for Leading with Purpose and Impact by Christopher DiBella, PH.D. #37 Servant Leadership, Not Spineless Leadership with Brad Swanson #70 The Role of a Leader in Agile with Mike Cohn #109 Leadership and Culture in DevOps with Claire Clark Short Answers to Big Questions About Agile Leaders by Mike Cohn Certified ScrumMaster® Training and Scrum Certification Certified Scrum Product Owner® Training Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner® Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® Mike Cohn’s Better User Stories Course Mountain Goat Software Certified Scrum and Agile Training Schedule Join the Agile Mentors Community Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we’d love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps, and we read every single one. Got an Agile subject you’d like us to discuss or a question that needs an answer? Share your thoughts with us at podcast@mountaingoatsoftware.com This episode’s presenters are: Brian Milner is SVP of coaching and training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work. Christopher DiBella is a leadership coach dedicated to empowering aspiring leaders by teaching influential leadership practices that streamline processes and maximize potential. As the founder of the Institute of Leadership Coaching and Development, Chris is committed to helping others lead with respect, empathy, and compassion to build engaged, high-performing teams. Auto-generated Transcript: Brian (00:00) Welcome in Agile Mentors. We're back for another episode of the Agile Mentors podcast. I'm with you as always, Brian Milner. And today I have a very special guest with me. I have Mr. Chris DiBella with us. Welcome in, Chris. Chris (00:13) Thanks so much, Brian. I appreciate you guys having me. Brian (00:15) Absolutely. We're very excited to have Chris on. Chris, if you're not familiar with Chris and his work, just a brief little introduction here for you. Chris has an MBA in project management. has a PhD in organizational leadership. He's an author and speaker. He's the founder of something called, actually founder and president, excuse me, of the Institute of Leadership, Coaching and Development. And he has a book that should be out right about now while you're listening to this called the leadership survival guide quotes to keep you from going extinct as a leader. So very, very interesting title there. I can't wait to read that. That sounds amazing. But the reason we wanted to have Chris on was one of the topics that Chris focuses on and talks about from time to time is the topic of influencing without authority. And I thought that's really, really interesting in the Agile world and how that relates to things like Scrum Masters and how we work within the organization and stuff. So let's start there, Chris. Let's just talk about where that, what does that title mean to you influencing without authority? Where did that come from? How did that enter your sphere? Chris (01:27) Well, I mean, for the last couple of years, it's a topic that's just been gaining a lot of momentum within the workplace. I guess the easiest way for me to describe the topic is to say that influencing without authority is simply the ability to motivate others to get them to take your direction. But we all know that the real world doesn't work that way. And it's not so easy to get people on board with our ideas and thought processes. So we just need to be more methodical in our approach. when it comes to influencing others. And it's more important now, particularly because when dealing with the different generational and personal generational differences and personalities in the workplace. Brian (02:06) I'm kind of curious how you define that difference. What does influencing with authority look like? What does influencing without authority look like? Chris (02:18) So they kind of both the same. think people sometimes fail to realize that influence is what actually provides power, right? And not authority. So they both kind of fall on the same lines for me. So when you're trying to influence others, you got to remember that with or without authority, you're trying to get somebody, you're persuading somebody, recently you're coercing them to try to get onto your thought process. So you just got to remember that. When you're dealing with them, that you have the capacity to impact what happens next in their lives. Their lives, sorry, not lives. like you have the ability to shape their actions and their behaviors and their opinions, but you also have the ability to have an effect on their character or their continued development. Right. And kind of adding a little bit more to that question is Ken Blanchard, said that the key to successful leadership in today's workplace is influence and not authority. So for someone to be an influential leader, they just need to learn the skills of confidence and clarity and communication. So that to me implies that even if you're not in a formal position of authority, you can still have an influence on those around you. So it's kind of just bouncing off. You know, there's a thin line of with or without authority. It's just understanding people and understanding how to get the best out of them. And you don't need to be called leader or manager to get that out of people. Brian (03:48) I'm kind of curious because especially with your background in project management, kind of more traditional project management, how does that play in project management? I mean, I've gotten in trouble sometimes in talking in class about this issue because I've, know, in my work history, my experience with traditional project management was very much one of... authority. was very much that that person who was the project manager, basically there was a date, a set of work that we're trying to accomplish. it seemed as if the project manager's job was to kind of drive the team, push the team, be the parent of the team, and make sure that they come in on time, on scope, on budget. How does the project management community in today's environment see this dichotomy between leading with influence or with authority. Chris (04:50) So that's a great question because I think, can I even touch on Scrum teams with this? Cause, cause I think they're, kind of go hand in hand for me. Right. and I, you know, from, if we use project management or Scrum teams as an example, right. No one, even as a project manager, right. No one has any real form of authority on the people side of things. Project managers really are just people put in place just to get things done. Right. They don't, they don't have an official title to get things done. Right. So it can be argued that. Brian (04:54) Yeah, yeah, yeah, please. Chris (05:20) while these individuals on a Scrum team or a project management team have no formal authority at all, that they're still ultimately responsible for project outcomes, right? Or it can be argued that an authority is inherently given to them based on their ability to act on behalf of all those objectives. Right. But the bigger point for me is that if there's no formal authority given, this could just limit the influence that someone has on the people in the processes side. Right. But that doesn't mean that you still can't be an effective leader who others look to. And this type of authority is based more on who you are as a person and how you treat others, as opposed to simply being viewed by that title that you possess. So I think there's there's a very strong connection there between Scrumteam and project managers. Brian (06:04) Yeah, I mean, it's a tricky thing because I mean, I think about this, like a lot of things, I'll make sports analogies and how I think about these relationships. And when I think about like the coach of a team, the coach can't make the players perform better. It has to be their own personal decision to do what they need to do. But on the other hand, we definitely hold the coach accountable if the team isn't doing well. And it seems almost like slightly unfair, you know, to think about this, that I can't really, I don't really have the authority to make that person do something. I have to, as we said, influence them to do it. Chris (06:50) So can I touch on that real quick? Cause you brought up a great analogy that I like to talk about from coaching perspective. So I used to coach soccer and if I start rambling, just tell me to shut up, but I'm licensed to coach up to a college level, right? But I always opted to coach at about the 12 and 13 year age group for boys and girls. And I chose this age group because I believe that this is just where I could have the most influence on them in their development and in their soccer growth, right? Brian (06:59) You Chris (07:20) The high school level and college level, they could still learn, but they've already got it in there at that age, right? They they've already established who they are on the field, their own identity, right? And they have a good enough skillset to go out there and play the game. But I wanted to be a part of getting them to that point. So I decided that coaching at a younger age group would just give me a better opportunity to mold those players into those high school and college athletes. And anyone listening to this with kids understands. how much influence we have on them at that age. But we also know how difficult it is to effectively influence them in a way that allows them to develop into their own person. So whether we're coaching 12 and 13 year olds, or if we're trying to coach and mentor our peers or our followers, there are just a lot of similar attributes that can be used to influence others to get them to achieve their goals and their successes and those outcomes. Brian (08:11) Yeah. Yeah, I completely agree. you know, it kind of, it kind of brings to mind the, mean, we've talked, we talked a little bit about project managers, but, and, and touched a little bit on Scrum teams, but you know, that, that relationship with a, a, a Scrum master, think is also really interesting to consider in light of this, because I know one of the phrases that we use as trainers a lot when we talk about the Scrum master is a Scrum master leads through influence, not authority. And that that's kind of a defining characteristic of what a scrum master does. What does that mean to you? Because I know you speak about scrum as well and you have a lot of knowledge in this area. So how does that translate into the role a scrum master would play? Chris (08:58) So if you take it from a Scrum Master perspective, right? mean, that's kind of positional influence, right? So that can come from someone's job title or depending on the hierarchical level of that role, you know, that can have an effect on how influence is also portrayed, either positively or negatively. So whether you're a Scrum Master or some other form of positional leader, it just means that you're followed by other people. So how you choose to impact their life. from an influential aspect will determine the level of followership that you're able to acquire from them. Right. And then kind of going along with that, again, you know, there's really no formal authority in that role, but the influence can stem from expertise and just being competent. Right. That provides you with the background and the experience needed to be recognized for people to go to you for that advice, the leadership advice. But if you also have the available resources that your team needs and you know how to acquire them as well as deploy them, then you're going to have an impact on their success as well, right? If you have the necessary tools to provide them, that's also going to increase the likelihood of them trusting in you as those relationships are developed because that's really what influence is. It's about building relationships and developing those bonds, you know, and then influence. The biggest thing for me with influence is being direct and transparent in your approach. Whether you're a scrum master, project manager, anybody with or without authority, if you're direct and you're transparent and you seem genuine to people and you have a firm, a fair, and a professional tone, that's just going to let other people know that you can be counted on, right? And that you genuinely have their best interests at heart. So that's kind of where earned influence will begin to develop. Brian (10:50) Yeah. You know, I, there's a, there's a kind of aspect of this I try to draw out too, when we talk about this in class and that influence, as you said, trust relationship, right? It takes, it takes investment. It's not, influence doesn't come instantaneously. When you think about just in general in your life, the people who influenced you. Right, to use that word influence, that's a shift, that's a big shift. And when you think about the people that influence you versus the people who tell you what to do. And from my perspective, most of the people I would say, yeah, I'm heavily influenced by this or by that. It generally comes from the fact that I have, even if they're a public figure, even if it's, know, you know, Simon Sinek or Gary Vanderchuck, you know, I would say they influenced me not because I just heard one quote, but because I've consistently heard what they speak on and consistently say, yeah, I'm aligned to that. And this is really influencing the way I think about stuff. So how would you advise, especially someone like a scrum master, you know, if they say, yeah, I want to lead through influence, not authority, but... I've got a job to do. How do they start paving that road so that the influence is invited? Chris (12:26) Yeah. I love the Gary V shout out because I love Gary. He swears a lot like I do. So I'm actually being pretty good right now. I mean, I guess the first question to ask is, you know, when you think of the term influencer leadership, not for you, but in general, like when you think about it, what's the first thing that comes to mind, right? What are you hoping to get or achieve through that influence? Are you trying to get people on the same wavelength as you? Are you doing it only to get people to see things your way? Brian (12:28) You Yeah. Chris (12:54) Or are you doing it to expand their perceptions and their realizations? Right. And again, there's often the assumption that if someone doesn't have authority, then they don't, or they can't have any influence. Right. And this goes back to with or without authority, but even with formal authority, it's still possible not to have any influence. Right. Influencing without authority begins with first identifying where that influence comes from. And then looking at how others perceive your level of influence. So. regardless of where that influence comes from, you still just need to build those relationships on that platform of trust and respect if you want to have those successful results achieved. It's tricky though, because depending on where that influence comes from, that's what's going to help to guide and even determine how those relationships and those bonds progress. Brian (13:40) So that kind of leads to the area of thinking about, if a Scrum Master is going to do that, we can kind of see how that fits in. And one of the things that I hear quite often with people in the classes is, especially when we come upon the section where we talk about Scrum Masters having an influence in the organization, that we have a responsibility to help the organization. understand Scrum and to get the benefits of Scrum. There's often a double take when that happens and the students in class think, well, I don't understand how can I do that? I'm not the CEO. I'm not a manager. I'm a Scrum master. How am I going to be able to change the culture? How am I going to be able to influence what the leadership thinks? about this stuff. What kind of advice would you give from that perspective? Chris (14:42) Well, much like I kind of take the leadership perspective, there's no one size fits all, right? To this and influence the same way. Sorry. Influencing is the same way. So there's different approaches that you can take to influencing, right? There's rational approaches where you kind of legitimize the use of like fact -based logic to influence others, right? And you could use within that rational influencing, you could use exchanging, right? As a form of bartering or trading where you do something for someone and they gives you something in return, right? Give and take. And that builds trust levels, but it's also an effective approach since each party is still committed to achieving that common goal. In addition to the rational, right? Again, different, different approaches that you can take social approaches, right? Think about the breakfast club, right? The movie, the breakfast club. Sure. Everybody who's listening to that. to this has seen that movie, right? To me, this is the perfect analogy for trying to influence somebody from a social perspective, because that movie just embodies the epitome of social approaches to influencing. If you think about it, you got five high school kids in detention from completely different backgrounds, right? And they're trying to outsmart their lesson inspiring principle. So they're essentially forced to have to work with one another to achieve that common goal. So when you socialize, That's essential when it comes to building that relationship and that trust, but that also helps to appeal to those relationships as those bonds are developed. Right. And then you kind of use consulting, which helps just to deliver like a collaborative working relationship that not only produces those results, but that also improves the dynamic and the relationships and the culture of the team and the organization. Right. And then if you add onto that, like in the movie, you know, that's just going to lead to the Alliance building, which kind of is like the creation of a team structure that'll enhance the growth and development of everyone involved. So I don't, you know, then there's also emotional approaches. There's what I call the dark side approach, which I don't recommend because it's, always think Darth Vader, right? The dark side, you, you lead by avoiding issues with your followers or your teams, right? You want to manipulate and you want to intimidate and you want to threaten, but those only serve the need of the person trying to get what they want. Right now. Brian (16:42) Hahaha Chris (17:00) Kind of be an effective way to get results, to get results. Sure. To influence others and build relationships. Absolutely not. Brian (17:09) Yeah, fear leads to anger, right? Right, exactly. Yeah, Chris, you are speaking my language, talking about breakfast club, 80s movies and Star Wars. I come on, this is my wheelhouse here. Yeah, no, I agree. it's, you have that great example. I'm gonna go into the analogy here. Chris (17:12) It does, know, resentment, you know, it's... huh. Bye! Brian (17:38) You have that great example with that principal or vice principal, whatever position he had, that he came in with the authority figure approach. I'm in charge, you are underneath me, you will do what I say during this time. And it wasn't, hey, let's get through this, let's figure out the best way to make the Saturday go by. It was very much, are in need of my My heavy -handed approach otherwise you're gonna go off the rails and You know, there was no respect there was no relationship there It was it was purely, you know prison guard kind of mentality and you know, there's a There's an example. I always think back to You know, I played football in my high school days. I didn't I played some football I didn't I didn't play all the way through high school, but I played some football. So if anyone happens to be from my high school, no, I did not play my whole high school career. I know that I'm admitting it. Okay. But I remember, you know, for most of my football career, which was very short, I had coaches that were all of one type, which was the screaming head, right? They were the person that would yell at you and chew you out and try to motivate you in that way. Chris (18:35) you Brian (19:05) but I had one coach and he was the last coach that I had who was the head coach of our team. And he was a very soft spoken, quiet man. And I remember him in one practice pulling me aside and saying, hey, look, you're gonna have to do it this way. You're not gonna be able to do it this way. It's not gonna work. If you wanna be successful with this, this is what you're gonna have to do. And I just remember in that moment that I... paid more attention in that moment to anything anyone had ever tried to coach me in the past. And I remember feeling earnestly this desire that I want to please this man. Like I really want this guy to think highly of me and I want to give him my best. over the years since that moment, I've thought back to it lot and thought, that's a clear contrast. since the majority are the other way, that that one person who took this different approach really had this different impression on me of, yeah, this is, and to me that was a great example of leadership. Chris (20:17) Yeah. It's funny. Like you mentioned that when you had that cool, calm and collected approach, right? But that can also kind of be taken the other direction. And the first thing I think about with that kind of approach in a negative way is, Bill Lumberg office space, right? Right. Yeah. If you guys can just come in and come in on Saturday or Sunday, blah, blah, blah. Right. So again, so like that type of leader and, know, to stand on the negative, cause I like to focus on negative stuff because it kind of gets people thinking about what not to do. Brian (20:31) Yeah. Okay? Yeah. Chris (20:45) So like that type of leader, you know, they focused on that power, that title to impose their will on others. Right? So like you had what sounded like an influential kind of perspective from that cool, common, collected tone. Bill Longberg was cool, common, collected, but he was just a jerk. I'll say it without swearing. He was just a jerk. Right. But it's when we're at moving into a position of leadership or someone who wants to influence others. Right. It's we look at people like that and they, it's. Brian (21:02) Yeah. Chris (21:15) They look to lead from a place of authoritarian status, right? Again, the, my way or the highway approach, but this may stand from two different schools of thought, right? Because either it's the only way they've been taught to lead others or it's to intimidate others into submission. And I'll be completely honest with this by my own admission, I was that type of leader when I took on my first leadership role. Right. I'm Gen X. I had observed this leadership mentality throughout my early career. And I just assume that that was the attitude that got others to follow direction and achieve results. And it wasn't until that I realized this approach was not in fact effective and that there didn't need to be a brutish mentality, but I just needed to transform my mindset and adapt to the individual needs of each person on my team so that I could figure out how to get the best and the most out of them. So it's a learning curve. I mean, you're not going to get it the first time you get put into a position of leadership or the first time that you're tasked to influence people, right? You're not going to know what to do. But our leaders that we grew up with are going to be a huge inspiration. And I always tell anybody, no matter what, you can be an authoritarian leader or you can be a transformation leader. You are a person of influence, no matter what you do. And I always say that anybody in a company can be a person of influence. But if you're tasked with that, if you, you're given that role, whether you want it or not, you are a person of influence and you're going to have an effect on someone's character or continued development. whether that's good or bad. It's up to us as we evolve and we mature and we grow and we develop to figure out the good from the bad and figure out how to move forward in a positive, more positive direction to get the best out of the people that we're now influencing and that we're leading. Brian (22:54) Yeah. Yeah. It's such an interesting dynamic because I think you're right. There's authority that people have sometimes that just is sort of a natural thing. This is a very loose analogy, but I know I've been involved with groups of people who are tasked with doing something kind of ad hoc things thrown together for volunteer things or whatever, kind of things where you're not really in an organizational structure. but a group of people come together to do something. Maybe it's in a class or whatever. you know, sometimes you have that one person in the group that, sort of starts a little bit to be the leader of the group. And I've been in the case where the person sort of takes leadership, right? Where they, kind of try to, to just grasp it and control it and tell people what to do. But I've also been in a situation where that person sort of just emerges and the rest of the team is not reluctant to follow them. They're actually thankful that they have someone that can lead and guide them. And there've been occasions when I've been in those situations where that one jerk in the group will speak and say, hey, well, who made you boss? again, I understand if the person really is being bossy. But I've been in situations where the person's not being bossy and someone has said that, and the rest of the group actually turns hostile on that person. Because they're like, what are you talking about? They're doing what we need someone to do. And they just naturally kind of float into that. So I always think about that when I think about when people ask, how am I going to influence this organization when I don't have any authority in the organization? Well, leadership isn't about a title. It's about a how you approach things, right? Chris (24:53) Not anymore. used to be about a title, but it's not in today's workplace. It's just not, you know, again, I grew up in a different time where it was pull up your big boy pants, do your job. You know, my boss could talk to me any way they wanted. I wasn't going to take offense to it. wasn't going to take three days off to have a safe space. You can edit that out if you want, but I, you know, I just, you know, but it kind of speak adding onto what you just said about that, right? You had somebody who wanted to take that charge, but you had somebody else who wanted to. Brian (25:10) Yep. No, no, no. Chris (25:23) you know, who made you boss, right? So how do you influence through tension and conflict? Right? Because if you have somebody who wants to take the reins, but you have somebody combating them, now you're going to, it's going to create, somebody outwardly speaks against that person, that's going to create that tension. Right? So, you know, it comes down to like, how do you influence others when you don't agree with their choices or how they approach things in an influential. approach, right? Particularly when it comes again to those cultural and those generational differences. Right. And this is going to sound harsh, but how do you influence people when you just don't like them? Right. We don't like everybody that we work with. Right. And you're going to have to work with these people. And if you expect to be a person of influence, you got to suck it up and you just got to figure out how to get the best and the most out of them. Right. So again, it's during those times, right? It's just important to identify why it is that you want to influence people in the first place. Brian (25:59) Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's why I'm glad that like a scrum value is not like everyone on your team, right? I mean, it's respect and you should have respect for people even if they have a difference of opinion with you, which we were talking about this a little bit before we started, just the idea that, you know, we can exchange ideas and we can have a difference of opinion on ideas. That's not a problem, right? That's just trying to figure out the best idea. We're challenging the idea to see which one is the best approach. It's only when that becomes a personal thing, when it starts to become about the person, not the idea, that's when it's, well, that's when it turns into a destructive conflict. Chris (27:04) Yeah, it's, you I always like to say, think leadership or influence comes down to three simple words. Respect, empathy, compassion. If you can figure out how to master those three words, which I think it's virtually impossible to master them. But if you could figure out how to have some sort of ability to figure out how to use those words, you can lead anybody. Right? It doesn't matter. As long as you can have respect for them, show empathy, put yourself in their shoes for why they might be feeling a certain way. and have compassion for why they feel that way. Try to understand where they're coming from. Brian (27:37) That's awesome. I love that. Respect, empathy, compassion. I think that's a great place to end it. So Chris, thank you so much for coming on. I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and wisdom with us on this. And just again, I'll mention this in the outro, but look for Chris's book that's out now, Leadership Survival Guide Quotes to Keep You from Going Extinct as a Leader. So Chris, thank you so much for coming on. Chris (28:03) Awesome, man, I appreciate you having me. It was fun.

Learn how to influence others regardless of your position, gender or background.Connson Chou Locke is a Professor in Management at the London School of Economics (LSE) where she teaches Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, and Negotiation and Decision Making.Music credit: David Cutter Music / @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn how to boost your influence at work, regardless of your job title. Join us at the Career Advancement Academy as we share practical strategies for leading effectively from any position. Whether you're a new supervisor or an experienced middle manager, our insights will enhance your leadership skills, fostering innovation, productivity, and efficiency in your team. Discover the impact of involving employees in goal setting, building trust through feedback and transparent communication, and leading by example. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes on matrix management and the art of managing managers. Elevate your career with this leadership playbook.Episode highlights:(2:53) Strategic collaboration's importance and impact on productivity(6:33) Adapting to change and the role of adaptability in middle management(13:34) The significance of collaborative goal setting and open communication(16:33) Leading by influence and embodying values to build a healthy team environment(18:40) Outro---Thank you for tuning in. We publish an episode weekly, so subscribe to get notified. Watch our episodes on YouTube as well; head on over to https://youtube.com/@OptimizedCareerSolutions. To learn more, reach us at the following links: Website: www.optimizedcareersolutions.com Kara's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/karadennisonsphr Jack's Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jackrdennison IG: @optimizedcareersolutions Tiktok: @karadennisonsphr

Ever found yourself thrust into the role of a leader, without the title to match? In my UTSA cheerleading days, I share a story showcasing leadership beyond titles. Amidst routine prep, my voice cut through the confusion, sans the 'captain' title. This personal tale unveils moments when leadership emerges, sparking a wider discussion on defining leader qualities. There's no guest this time – just me, your host, uncovering lessons on leadership and sharing transformative strategies for those ready to embrace their potential to guide and influence, regardless of their position.NOTABLE QUOTES"You can lead without a title." – Philip"If you want to be a leader in your industry, in your company, of your family, of your group of peers, of your friends, you have to start speaking up now" – Philip"If you continue to be consistent and consistently share the same message, the same value, the same product, then people will start to think about you, follow you." – PhilipRESOURCESPhilipDigital Course: https://www.speakingsessions.com/digital-courseInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamphilipsessions/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@philipsessionsLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-sessions-b2986563/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealphilipsessions Support the Show.

Sometimes the success of your work depends on someone else's contribution. If you're the boss, it's easy to ask for what you need. But when you're not in charge, how can you lovingly compel someone to do a thing you need? Today we have some tips on doing this well.Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast.Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com.Find Modern Mentor on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel your professional success.Modern Mentor is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips.Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/modern-mentor-newsletterhttps://www.facebook.com/QDTModernMentorhttps://twitter.com/QDTModernMentorhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-mentor-podcast/https://www.leadabovenoise.com/ 

I hear from so many women leaders I work with that one of the biggest challenges inherent in a highly matrixed environment boils down to influencing without authority. If you've ever been left wondering, “How on earth do I get this person to do the thing I need them to do, despite not having any authority over them?” - today's episode is for you!Related links: Today's corresponding blog postLevel Up: our leadership accelerator for aspiring & first-time women managersEp 322: How to Be a Leader People Actually LikeSpeak Up: our assertive communication courseEp 396: How to Tell Stories with IntentionSwitch: How to Change When Change is Hard

Bila kita orang biasa, tanpa jabatan atau otiritas, bagaimana cara merangkul orang lain, supaya mereka mendukung gagasan kita.  Belajar dari buku Influence Without Authority, Allan R. Cohen dan David L. Braford menawarkan resep yang menarik.  Silakan simak enam resep untuk mempengaruhi orang supaya mendukung ide-ide kalian.

In this episode, Sam Corcos & Maz Brumand from Levels join Vinay Hiremath, Co-Founder & CTO of Loom, to discuss the importance of aligning responsibility with authority in leadership roles. They emphasize the need for a performance management culture that holds people accountable for their decisions and actions. The team also talks about the dynamics of influence without authority and how to add value as a consultative role. They highlight the importance of trust and alignment towards a common goal in building personal authority. They also touch on servant leadership and the need to judge less and understand more as a leader. Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

In this week's episode, Tom and Tab are joined by a true SALES with ASLAN alumni: our former host and founding father, Mr. Scott Cassidy. Scott joins the podcast (mainly to deliver his famous intro once again), but also to help Tom and Tab address a specific group of sellers: those in channel sales. Scott also brought along a guest of his own, Drew Henderson, an expert at selling to and through partners. Throughout their conversation, these four sales pros share a great deal of insight, but especially, how to "influence without authority."

We've all been there. We need someone to do something we need them to do. That is, they don't need to do it. We need them to do it for us. It might be for us individually or for the greater good. It makes no diff what your title is, what your job is, whether you're the boss, or, more likely, not the boss. You'll probably find yourself in this situation, well, for the rest of your work life. Matrixed organization anyone? No direct reports? Help from a business partner? Someone who just happens to work for one of the other seven groups contributing to this massive project? Any which way, you need to persuade them. Good news. I've got a 9-minuter on exactly how to do this. Join me today for a podcast on how to influence without authority! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

The ability to influence when you are not in charge is a skill that benefits everyone.  Even if you are a manager or leader at work, there are aspects of your life where you are not in charge. I share some stories about how I've influenced situations and used this skill of influencing without authority so you can consider how you can reframe you abilities to influence all sorts of situations - even when you are not the authority.

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Truth is - the title doesn't make the leader, skills and influence do.  And regardless of title or recognition, you have more influence than you realize.  So now the question is, how do you own that influence? And use it to create substantial change and impact?  In today's episode, I dive in with some powerful insights for assessing where you are in terms of leading and influencing without authority and FIVE important tips to help you with this critical leadership skill.  I dive into: [8:10] What a title affords you - and what it does not! [9:15] Some typical attributes of leaders who can influence without authority [12:20] A common struggle right now in the workplace - and why it's an opportunity to learn this essential leadership skill [16:15] What influence is - and what it isn't! [18:30] 5 steps to help you influence without authority (and why step #1 is all about curiosity) [19:40] What becoming an expert does for your influence - and the trap to avoid! [22:50] Organizational knowledge = greater influence [23:55] Why others' state of emotions is an important factor in your own influence  [26:00] What you need to let go of for the 5th and final step   Need a Weekend Away?  - Register for the Connext 2022 Retreat! Imagine an entire weekend focused on you and your professional development.  We invite you to experience our annual Connext 2022 retreat located at the beautiful beachfront Terranea resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.  Beautiful ocean views, delicious food and luxurious accommodations will be the backdrop for this unique leadership experience.  The retreat will be held October 14-16th and we invite you to save your spot here: https://womenleadingpowerfully.com/connext-2022-retreat/ You will dive into targeted coaching sessions, inspiring activities, and thought-provoking conversations with a community of like-minded women.  You will walk away re-energized and ready to take on the world!  Don't wait to invest in yourself. This is your time to put YOU first. We look forward to seeing you there!

Today I wrap the insecurity series up with a few minutes on how to have influence, without necessarily having authority tied to it.

Today I wrap the insecurity series up with a few minutes on how to have influence, without necessarily having authority tied to it.

Frustrated by unempathetic, forceful leadership around you? Looking for techniques to lead in a way that feels aligned with your values? Tune into 10 challenges Sophia has faced as a product manager, and techniques that have worked for her. Challenges include:3. You need a teammate's input on an idea, but their input constantly shifts. You're running out of time to make a decision. How do you uncover their true motivations, and predict what input they're going to land on?4. You've gathered all the inputs, and you've made a decision, but the approver disagrees. How do you drill down to diagnose the fundamental disconnect and get alignment there?6. Let's say you need the support of many partner teams. How do you rally others to evangelize your idea for you?7. You're working in an environment where many ideas are floating around,  direction seems to shift all the time, and decision making criteria are unclear. People hesitate to completely commit to your idea, because they're afraid other ideas are suddenly gonna become more urgent and important. How can you rally people behind your idea? 10. How can you start genuinely investing in relationships NOW, so that people are more likely to support you in the future? Recommended episodes:152. Exploring Spirituality & Storytelling133. Product Management: Earning Trust & Leveraging Influence Patterns 100. Evaluating PM Opportunities & Defining Global Fintech Trends: Catch up with Christina Gee 61. Creating Her Own Doors of Opportunities Within the Tech Industry ft. Christina Gee51. How Mixed Reality & Remote Assist Help Frontline Workers Follow bamboo & glass on:⟡ instagram: @bambooandglass⟡ links to various platforms: beacons.ai/bambooandglass⟡ website: www.bambooandglass.buzzsprout.com⟡ Da Eun: @daeunkm⟡ Sophia: @sophiasysun Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bambooandglass)Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bambooandglass)

EAFH58: Cherie Silas. Influence without authority: Making 360 impact when you don't call the shots SUMMARY KEYWORDS coach, people, agile, organization, happening, coaching, problem, change, agile coach, resistance, work, solve, compliance, client, agenda, solution, hear, company, stand, fix   So good morning, everybody Happy Saturday is the 16th 930 or 940 now, and today we're… The post EAFH58: Cherie Silas. Influence without authority: Making 360 impact when you don't call the shots appeared first on Leaders share how-to practices - KnolShare with Dr. Dave Podcast on GrokShare.com.

How do you influence without authority? Influence comes in many different forms and is not the same as authority. Transformation requires winning the hearts and minds of others and this is only done through creating a common vision for a better world and influencing those around you. Cherie Silas joins Agile World Better English to discuss how to influence organizations when you don't have authority. As an Agile Coach, Founder of Tandem Coaching, and an amazing trainer for Scrum Alliance, Cherie Silas has helped many organizations transform to better ways of working. Cherie explains how if you value, honor, and partner with your customers, clients, and people around you, leadership and influence, with or without authority, come naturally. Cherie Silas is an ICF Credentialed Master Certified Coach (MCC) and a Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) and Certified Team Coach (CTC) with Scrum Alliance. Online Agile World News https://agile-world.news/ Agile World Institute https://agile-world.institute/ Agile World Institute Resources https://agile-world.org/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agile-world-news/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agileworldnews Instagram https://www.instagram.com/agileworldnews/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AgileWorldNews Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/agile-world YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/AgileWorld Medium Agile World News https://medium.com/agile-world-news Podcast Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1aMY1R5ct7EqrehR4aZUat Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/agile-world/id1553727032 Google Podcasts https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80Y2FmNDhmYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Pocket Casts https://pca.st/vbyfqprr Anchor https://anchor.fm/agile-world Breaker https://www.breaker.audio/agile-world Radio Public https://radiopublic.com/agile-world-WPNL9j Co-Hosts Cynthia Kahn Steve Moubray Big Thank You to: Sabrina "Brains and Braun" C E Bruce Karl "Eye Candy" Smith Agile World © 2021 Broadcast Media, Hollywood, California | Better English Content by Cynthia Kahn and Steve Moubray --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agile-world/message

In today's episode with Senior Product Manager at Atlassian, Matt Tse, we are going to be talking about influencing without authority. This episode is brought to you by ThoughtSpot, the modern analytics cloud company helping you build your business on data with consumer-grade, search and AI-driven analytics. Build stickier product experiences by embedding ThoughtSpot Everywhere's interactive analytics interface directly into your data app or product. No more delayed release cycles or incremental UX improvements. Visit thoughtspot.com/everywhere to get started for free today.Get the FREE Product Book and check out our curated list of free Product Management resources here

Do you have a relationship in your life that is troubled? In today's episode, you are going to hear from Stanford Professor Dr. David Bradford. David is well known for his course on Interpersonal Dynamics, or what the students call the “touchy-feely” class. David has his students build relationships by sharing personal feelings and creating interactions that help them grow and learn from each other.  You will learn how to improve your troubled relationships by applying Dr. Bradford's techniques and tools. He shares when it's good to be defensive vs. when it's not and shares how to have respectful, honest, and trustworthy conversations that will strengthen your relationship. There is so much to unpack in this episode so grab your headphones and paper to takes notes. Enjoy the show!Today's Speaker: Dr. David Bradford Ph.D., Senior Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of BusinessDavid is the Eugene O'Kelly II Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Leadership at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he helped develop Interpersonal Dynamics (“Touchy Feely”) and much of the School's leadership curriculum. He is the author of numerous books, including Managing for Excellence, Influence Without Authority, and Power Up. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife of more than fifty years.Website: https://connectandrelate.com/Buy the book: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues. Take the Connect AssessmentYou'll LearnWhen being defensive is good vs. bad How your relationship obstacles can be good opportunities for growthHow to set boundaries without blame Season 2, Ep 03: Creating Exceptional Relationships from Stanford's Top Class Professor

Who ever said you needed to be in a position of power to influence a team, an organization, or your manager? Most of us feel we need to show up wearing a white robe or have a specific title so people can listen to us when it couldn't be further from the truth. Maybe you want your voice to be heard more often or feel you want to be fully respected and appreciated for the value you bring. Perhaps you have some great opinions that you wish others would take more seriously. If you find yourself constantly wondering how you can stand out, be more respected, and be heard, this is an episode your ears wouldn't want want you to miss. Understand: Mastering the art of influence without authority is possible. When decisions are made at the top, it's the ears of your leader that are lended to those most trusted. Know this: Those that are masters of influence are often not visible to the public eye. Don't shy away from the spotlight when you can also choose to maneuver around in the shadows.

Episode 667 is a great conversation with one of the authors of the book "Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues" (by David Bradford and Carole Robin). This is a topic that is near and dear to host Thom Singer, as he has been talking to audiences for years about how to connect better with people in this gadget crazed world.   About Dr. David Bradford David is the Eugene O'Kelly II Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Leadership at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he helped develop Interpersonal Dynamics (“Touchy Feely”) as well as much of the School's leadership curriculum. He is the author of numerous books, including Managing for Excellence, Influence Without Authority, and Power Up. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife of more than fifty years. About the Book - "Connect" Connect is a transformative guide to building more fulfilling relationships with colleagues, friends, partners, and family, based on the landmark Interpersonal Dynamics (“Touchy-Feely”) course at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. The ability to create strong relationships with others is crucial to living a full life and becoming more effective at work. Yet many of us find ourselves struggling to build solid personal and professional connections or unable to handle challenges that inevitably arise when we grow closer to others. When we find ourselves in an exceptional relationship—the kind of relationship in which we feel fully understood and supported for who we are—it can seem like magic. But the truth is that the process of building and sustaining these relationships can be described, learned, and applied. Using many real-life examples and research-backed insights, Connect can help anyone hoping to improve relationships and build new ones at any stage of life. We follow five relationships – read about their challenges as they move towards deeper and more fulfilling connection and how they use the concepts in the book to get there. They learn about the value of showing more of themselves in an authentic way, developing trust, mutual influence so that each can get their needs met, handling minor annoyances to prevent major conflicts and dealing with significant disagreements in ways that resolve issues while further strengthening the relationship. To increase the book's practical value, each chapter concludes with suggestions on how to apply the material to the reader's own relationships. https://thomsinger.com/podcast/connect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For a combined 45 years, Professors Carole Robin, Ph.D. and David Bradford, Ph.D taught how to break through superficial interactions, get real and create meaningful connections with people in every aspect of life through Stanford's most popular course, Interpersonal Dynamics. Now they are letting the masses audit their class with their new book, CONNECT: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, & Colleagues. Filled with real-life situations, the book is a framework that covers all the intricacies of relating to someone, from expectations to conflict. There are simple things we all can do for any connection we want to strengthen and anytime you move from casual contact to something that's more meaningful, you enrich your life. David is the Eugene O'Kelly II Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Leadership at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he helped develop Interpersonal Dynamics (“Touchy Feely”) as well as much of the School's leadership curriculum. He is the author of numerous books, including Managing for Excellence, Influence Without Authority, and Power Up. Carole was the Dorothy J. King Lecturer in Leadership and Director of the Arbuckle Leadership Fellows Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business before co-founding Leaders in Tech, which brings the principles and process of “Touchy Feely” to executives in Silicon Valley. Prior to coming to Stanford, she had careers in sales and marketing management and was a partner in two consulting firms.

She’s relatively new to the organization and more junior than most of her stakeholders. But her success hinges on her ability to lead initiatives cross-functionally. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this emerging leader through how to cultivate strategic relationships and increase her influence without the formal power of a senior title or position.

Why do we need to CONNECT with people? Relationships are important in life. They make us feel safe and help us deal with stress. Relationships aren't only important in your personal life, though. As a business leader, you should also build professional relationships. Relationship building from a business standpoint can help you get new customers, retain current customers and manage your reputation. And it gives a best employee connect to make things work and keep all stakeholders happy with the better outcomes…. I know many people may be wondering, what am I talking about……. This is your host – Swamy Sriperumbudur and you are listening to “LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS”, and we have invited a special guest David Bradford professor from Stanford university to talk about his latest book - Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues David Bradford is the Eugene O'Kelly II Emeritus Senior Lecturer in Leadership at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Oberlin College in 1960 and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1966. After graduation, he was Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1966-1969. In 1969, he came to Stanford University to join the Graduate School of Business in order to develop what has become the landmark course in the MBA program – Interpersonal Dynamics [that students call “Touchy-Feely”]. He was the Founder and first Director of The Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society that focusses on innovative approaches to experiential learning. He was also the first editor of their journal [Journal of Management Education]. His research and consulting has focused on the question "what does it take for individuals and teams to achieve high performance?" This has led to developing new approaches to leadership that release the potential within organizations. In addition to numerous articles, he is co-author (with Allan R. Cohen) of the best selling books Managing for Excellence: The Guide to Developing High Performance in Contemporary Organizations (1984), Influence Without Authority (1990, revised 2005, and again in 2017), and Power Up; Transforming Organizations Through Shared Leadership (1998). (All published by John Wiley & Sons.) He co-authored (with W.W. Burke), Reinventing Organization Development(2005; published by Pfeiffer/Wiley) and co-authored with Carole Robin CONNECT:Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues {2021; published by Crown Random House). He has helped develop three executive training programs in conjunction with Wilson Learning Corporation, ODI, and Ninth House. Dr. Bradford has lectured at and consulted for a range of organizations in the private sector including Frito-Lay, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Levi Strauss & Co., McKinsey & Co. Raychem, Starbucks, Roche Pharmaceutical, as well as in such not-for-profit organizations as The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Art Gallery of Ontario, The Detroit Institute of Art, The Getty Museum, and The Whitney Museum of American Art. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cswamy/message

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  Significant shifts in organisational structures are heralding shifts to new ways of engaging with people talent. This has huge repercussions on culture, systems, and business performance. One of the big issues is how to influence without authority, especially when there is push back. 5 reasons why people push back and resist new ideas/projects 5 critical mistakes in trying to get people to do what they don't want to do 6 tips in how to avoid push back and build buy-in

Are Associate Dentists The Dental Equivalent of Product Managers In Tech? In this episode you will hear what happens when Dr. DP Harris gets intellectually honest about not knowing what her friend Ashely's job entails.  A serendipitous mistake takes her down a rabbit hole, and she goes with it.  In the process she finds insights that can help you orient yourself in your role as a non-owner in Dentistry.  Key concept introduced: Influence Without Authority. Key question raised: Do you set goals or do you set paths? FULL TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. If you enjoyed today's episode and are looking for exclusive content, updates, or ways to contribute and expand the conversation?  Join us on Instagram @DentistryForTheRestOfUs.

Professor Randy Howard Katz, the Vice Chancellor for Research at UC Berkeley and the United Micro Electronics Corporation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. He is a pioneer who helped develop many of the wireless tools and fast, reliable, computer storage, we take for granted today. Katz is well known in the computer industry for his development of RAID computer storage systems in the 1980s with Professor Emeritus David Patterson, and then graduate student Garth Gibson. Short for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks, RAID storage today is a $25 billion per year industry sector that allows the storage of data in multiple places across an array of many small, parallel computers for quick retrieval and protection against loss or corruption of the data. He is also known as the scientist who brought the nascent internet to the White House. In the 1990s, he set up the email accounts of former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, and built the original whitehouse.gov site, which has been the main portal into executive brunch ever since. Katz has also helped shepherd other innovations into common usage, wireless computing, wide area wireless networks for mobile devices, cloud-based applications and cloud storage and ways of managing and protecting computer networks. He currently is involved with the RISElab – Real-time Intelligent Secure Execution — where he collaborates on projects that use machine learning to control complex infrastructures like buildings, energy, and transportation systems. He is focused on exploiting "serverless computing", a way to harness lightweight, low cost, stateless virtual machine images typically found in cloud computing environments to perform long-running data-intensive computations. He has published over 250 referee technical papers, book chapters, and books. His textbook "Contemporary Logic Design" has sold over 85,000 copies and has been used at over 200 colleges and universities. He has supervised 43 Master theses and 31 Ph.D. dissertations (including one ACM Dissertation award winner and eight women) and leads the research team of over ten graduate students, technical staff and academic visitors. His recognitions include thirteen best paper awards (including one "Test of Time" Paper Award, and one selected for a 50 year retrospective on IEEE Communications publications), three best presentation awards, the Outstanding Alumni Award of the UCB Computer Science Division, the CRA Outstanding Service Award, the Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award, the Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Decoration, the IEEE Reynolds Johnson Information Storage Award, the ASEE Frederic E. Terman Award, and the ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award. Katz has also had a profound impact on engineering education at Berkeley, and has been recognized for his dynamic teaching and mentoring with numerous honors, including the campus's distinguished Teaching Award. He has been a frequent instructor in the freshman seminar program, teaching courses on the history of communications technologies. Katz is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has also been inducted into the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame. He was awarded the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal in 2010. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and his Master and Ph.D. degrees from UC Berkeley, all in computer science. Katz lives in San Francisco with his wife, psychologist Zoi Eliou and his two rescue dogs, Benji and Lulu. He is an avid Giants fan and amateur actor and playwright, a voracious reader of fiction and history and enjoys board games. Show transcript: https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/randy-katz

Hey there leader! In this, the first official podcast, Randy and Jim tackle the question of what it takes to wield influence in an organization when you do not have authority. What qualities and skills does it take to make changes in people and the organization to influence them where you think they need to be? Randy and Jim take a stab at explaining that, as well ask take a couple jabs at each other. You can find out more about our "Today in History" topic here. We need more people like Sally. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-ride

Wilson Bautista is a retired military officer who is currently the founder of the consulting firm Jün Cyber. His expertise is in the domains of InfoSec leadership, policy, architecture, compliance, and risk. He holds multiple InfoSec and IT certifications as well as a Masters Degree in Information Systems from Boston University. He is an INTP on the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator test with a Driver-Driver personality. As a practitioner of Agile and SecDevOps, he develops innovative, integrated, enterprise-scale cybersecurity solutions that provide high value to businesses. He is the author of "practical Cyber Intelligence" and "Finding Your Career in Cybersecurity" What was the biggest turning point in your life? It was transitioning into the civilian world expectantly. I was planning on staying in after I commissioned and due to circumstances, had to leave active service. Imagine you woke up tomorrow and you had to start all over what would you do differently? I'm not actually sure I would do anything different. I appreciate all of the hard lessons learned along the way. Going through these trials have made me the person I am today. ww.juncyber-ed.com

Wilson Bautista is a retired military officer who is currently the founder of the consulting firm Jün Cyber. His expertise is in the domains of InfoSec leadership, policy, architecture, compliance, and risk. He holds multiple InfoSec and IT certifications as well as a Masters Degree in Information Systems from Boston University. He is an INTP on the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator test with a Driver-Driver personality. As a practitioner of Agile and SecDevOps, he develops innovative, integrated, enterprise-scale cybersecurity solutions that provide high value to businesses. He is the author of "practical Cyber Intelligence" and "Finding Your Career in Cybersecurity" What was the biggest turning point in your life? It was transitioning into the civilian world expectantly. I was planning on staying in after I commissioned and due to circumstances, had to leave active service. Imagine you woke up tomorrow and you had to start all over what would you do differently? I'm not actually sure I would do anything different. I appreciate all of the hard lessons learned along the way. Going through these trials have made me the person I am today. ww.juncyber-ed.com

  To get people to listen to you, first and foremost, you must have expertise in your industry. After identifying your expertise, you must now have the authority to get people to listen to you. But how do you do that if you don't have a track record yet? In this podcast, Nate shares what it took for him to become an influencer as a YouTube producer.   Welcome back. Would you like to know how to influence when you don't have any authority? Well, that's what this video is all about. I build influencers and I'm going to teach you how you can build influence. Right off the bat, I'm going to ask you a question. Why do you want to influence? Why do you want to be an influencer? Okay. Knowing your why is critical. There is only a fine line between influence and manipulation. Being a manipulator is not going to bring you what you want in life. It's not going to bring you happiness. Influence when we have a purpose of serving people. Making the world a better place. Influencing the world for good. That's what this video is about. So, I hope that you can really get into your core and figure out what is your why. Why do you want to be an influencer? The next thing I want you to look at is why don't you have authority right now? I mean, if you don't have authority then when you talk to somebody, you don't have any credibility. They don't have any reason to believe you or to follow you. So, why don't you have any authority? Have you just not had enough time to prove yourself yet? The biggest way that I found to build my influence is to build a track record of success over time. It takes time. It took me a lot of time. Now, I'm known as a YouTube producer. I've got several channels that have made it really, really big. And I've got that track record of success. But rewind 5, 6 years ago, I still had my strategy but I didn't have that track record. I would tell people about my services. I would tell them my price in which then was much lower than it is today and I couldn't get new clients. My strategy was solid. I knew it would work. I had proven it in small scale. But that's just the point. I had not proven it yet in large scale. So, what I did is I offered my services for free to one client. And I stuck with it. It's been 4 and a half years but that one YouTube channel is now bringing in 5 or 6 hundred thousand a month. We've built this channel to over 400 thousand subscribers. And so now, I can look at that channel and many other channels and say, "Hey, look what I've done here. That's what I can do for you." That track record of success really has given me authority. Does that mean I now have influence? Well, people listen to me a lot more now. When I share advice, people are taking notes. I mean there's there's several different levels of influence. One is can I say something and inspire somebody? Will they say, "Wow, that was moving. That was helpful. That was neat." That's the first level of influence. The second level of influence is if they actually take action. So several days later. Whether I talked to them a person or whether they hear me speak from the stage, do they implement it? Until they actually take action on what I taught them. That's the second level of influence. Now, what if they get results from it? So, if I teach them something, I inspire them, they take action. They implement the things that I taught and then they end up getting results. They make a sell. They grow their company, they grow their following on YouTube. That's the third level of influence. So for me to really even be able to get their attention, I had to get Authority first. I had to build that track record of success. Part of that is confidence in myself. Having successes definitely given me a big boost of confidence. Something that I really want to emphasize here though is it took time. I believed in myself and I just went forward. And it's taken me several years to get to the point that I'm at right now but I am an influencer. Now, people look to me, they followed my advice they want to buy my programs. And they pay a much higher price for my services now. Alright. So, let's talk about you. What is your expertise? All right, you've got expertise. There's experiences that you've had, you've learned life's lessons and you want to be an influencer using your expertise. Okay, who could you serve? Who could you offer your services to for free? And when I say that I gave my services away for free, I actually partnered with somebody on the channel. So, I'm not out, right? I own 50% of that YouTube channel. Is there a possibility of you doing something like that? Or drastically reducing your prices or something just so you could build up some type of portfolio or a track record of success so that people can see your work and give you authority so that then they're willing to listen to you and you can be influential. Now, I have one final question for you. Can you be patient? I mean how long are you willing to wait? How long are you willing to work and put in the effort years and years in order to build that track record of success? I mean influence is worth it. But most people don't have what it takes they're not willing to put in that time and they're not willing to be patient. I hope you enjoyed this episode. In the comments below, please share why you want to be an influencer. I will read them and I'll correspond with you there. Be sure to subscribe of course and we'll see you tomorrow.

  Want to become an influencer but just don't have the authority to do so? In this podcast, Nate will talk about his experience from having no influence and authority to having both,and how you can have it too in your line of expertise.   Welcome back. Do, you want to know how to influence without authority? I mean, can that even be done? Well, there's a time when I didn't have any authority and I change that. So now, I have great influence and I help other people build big influence. So, the first question, I have for you is why do you want to influence? Understanding your why is actually very important. If you're not building influence for the right reasons, I don't want to help you. With great power comes great responsibility. We're talking about influence here and I want you to influence the world for good. My hope is if you continue watching this video that that will be a given. Okay? The next question I have for you is why don't you have authority right now? Seriously. Did you mess up? Do you not have a lot of experience? If you don't have any authority, what gives you the right to influence? Wouldn't the person you want to influence rather be influenced by somebody with authority? This might be hard questions but these are real questions. I think you need to answer these questions. And then the last one is what do I need to do to gain authority? So, let me just share the story of how I did it, okay? I had expertise. I had expertise and I had a little bit of influence. I could charge a couple hundred dollars that's I would charge for people to come to my retreats that included lodging. So, I didn't have that much influence but I had a little bit. People would come and they would tell me good things about what I said. They said wow, that was so valuable. They didn't quite implement it yet. They hadn't invested enough into it to really apply it. But I had a little bit of influence. So, what changed? Well, I wanted to help people from start to finish. I really wanted them to get results. I wanted them to implement what I was teaching and then to get results in a big big way. For somebody to hire me at that level was going to cost a high dollar amount. And I didn't have enough influence or authority to get people to pay me that much money. So, I guess what I did? And you're going to think this is crazy. I gave away my big package for free to one client. Actually I partnered with them. So, I was giving it away for free upfront but we were now partners so I'd share in the future profits. I didn't make any significant money on this for a couple of years. And it wasn't until after 3 and a half years that this channel really launched and I got huge track record, huge financial benefits and a huge platform of Authority. Let me just illustrate what I'm talking about. A channel that went from zero subscribers to now 420,000 subscribers and is now generating $600,000 per month. Yeah, I've got a lot of credibility now. People come to me just by referrals wanting to work with me because they see what I've done on this other channel. That gave me a huge amount of authority. In the past when I wanted to speak at different conferences about my YouTube strategy and wouldn't get accepted, now they're coming to me and asking me to come and speak. That's pretty awesome authority. Even more exciting. Not only are people paying me the higher prices, I actually doubled my prices that I was originally asking for and people are paying those prices. It turns out that profit is actually a good idea. You should calculate profit into the pricing of your programs. Influence takes time. Did you hear that part? Influence takes time. If you want to influence someone and you don't have any authority then take the time to build that authority. I know you have expertise. I know you're an expert at something. Take that expertise and turn it into a track record. It works. I wish I would have known that sooner but I'm so glad I know that now. So, what do you think of this episode? I hope it was helpful. You've watched the video all the way this far. So, if you're not a subscriber, please do. But you know what? YouTube changed how subscribing works. Now, if you subscribe, that doesn't mean that you'll see my future videos. So, after you subscribe, right next to that subscribe button, a little bell appears and if you click that, then you'll get notifications from YouTube every time I upload a new episode. I invite you to do that and I will see you tomorrow.

In today's episode, we’re with Marjorie Brody of Brody Professional Development. Marjorie is a very powerful presenter and has authored over 30 books including “IMPACT! Deliver Presentations That Get Results,” and “Influence Without Authority”. Brody Professional Development is a global company that has trained some of the fortune 100 companies.   Marjorie was a professor for 22 years then built her professional development company and had gone through experiences that make up the wisdom she has in leadership and business. Together with Tim, they discuss some great tips on creating an impact in your presentation and on how to influence without authority.    Listen to this episode now and get some brilliant wisdom from our mesmerizing guest, Marjorie Brody, and of course, Tim Shurr.   Quotes:   "I don’t fail. I’ll just figure out a different way how to do something." - Marjorie Brody   “It's so much fun seeing people get better in what they want to get better and be successful.” - Marjorie Brody   “Sometimes people are nay-sayers not to bite you but it’s their own fear coming through.” - Marjorie Brody   “You’re better off saying a lot about a little than a little about a lot.” - Marjorie Brody   “If you are not willing to take risks, you really are not going to grow.” - Marjorie Brody   “It’s important to make those connections with people when we don’t need them.” - Marjorie Brody   “Passion is contagious, being too emotional isn’t.” - Marjorie Brody   Mentions:   https://www.facebook.com/TimShurr/  https://mesmerizingleadership.com/  https://www.brodypro.com/ IMPACT! Deliver Presentations That Get Results, by Marjorie Brody Influence Without Authority, by Marjorie Brody   Show Notes:   (00:37) Greetings and introduction for Marjorie Brody (02:14) Marjorie’s background as a professor (04:32) The transition from Community College to Corporate America (06:04) There will always be ups and downs no matter what (06:40) Taking the risk to grow (08:12) Tips for standing out and creating more impact in your presentation (08:41) Know who you’re talking to  (08:55) What’s your purpose (09:33) The logistics (11:18) Then add the story (11:53) Influencing Without Authority book (13:34) It’s all about the “Connection” (15:21) Having the “Competence” and the “Clarity” (16:02) Then finally, the “Communication” (17:26) A brand of “Trust” (19:25) Being logical and strategic keeps you on track (22:24) Being able to set up the product for the company apart from “being the product” itself (27:16) Making sure to effectively train and evaluate people (28:39) Appreciating the importance of the back office team (30:26) The importance of having relationships within the team (32:11) Different companies and different cultures  (37:51) Marjorie’s plan for the future (40:40) Trust yourself and just go after what you want   Make Your Day A Shurr! Success  

The day to day reality for Executive Assistants is that they are required to get stuff done with no formal authority to give them clout with the people that they need to engage in order to get that stuff done. Influencing without authority is what this is called. In this episode Liz outlines the six principles of influence that Dr. Robert Cialdini outlined in his ground breaking book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. Understanding how to adapt all or some of these principles is something that Knowing Assistants invest the time to do. You may never read this book cover to cover but understanding what he means by each of them can help you think about the way you can influence people to move them in the direction you want them to go.  I hope this episode is helpful.

Did you know that your natural curiosity can be a great asset when influencing others? Listen to this podcast as Dr. Karen identifies several ways to influence others and especially when you don't have the authority to direct them to follow your ideas. The post How to Influence Without Authority? first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She joins me monthly to respond to listener questions. Listener Questions Samantha asked about what to do if you have a problem employee that is affecting the team. Pat asked about how to show respect for difficult work while also setting clear boundaries for ethical behavior. Ashish asked about using buzzwords and complexity vs. keeping language simple. Craig wanted to know how to influence people whom you have no direct control. Resources Mentioned Theory in Practice* by Chris Argyris Temple Grandin Double-loop learning Team of Teams* by General Stanley McChrystal Related Episodes What Search Dogs Can Teach You About Engagement (episode 25) Use Power for Good and Not Evil (episode 254) How to Challenge Directly and Care Personally (episode 302) Five Steps to Hold People Accountable (episode 306) Executive Presence with Your Elevator Speech (episode 316) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She joins me monthly to respond to listener questions. Listener Questions Samantha asked about what to do if you have a problem employee that is affecting the team. Pat asked about how to show respect for difficult work while also setting clear boundaries for ethical behavior. Ashish asked about using buzzwords and complexity vs. keeping language simple. Craig wanted to know how to influence people whom you have no direct control. Resources Mentioned Theory in Practice* by Chris Argyris Temple Grandin Double-loop learning Team of Teams* by General Stanley McChrystal Related Episodes What Search Dogs Can Teach You About Engagement (episode 25) Use Power for Good and Not Evil (episode 254) How to Challenge Directly and Care Personally (episode 302) Five Steps to Hold People Accountable (episode 306) Executive Presence with Your Elevator Speech (episode 316) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

The ability to influence people who are not under your authority is becoming ever more valuable. Organizations are flattening, and outside contractors are taking on larger roles than ever before. Getting results now means lateral cooperation, often across borders, time zones, departments, and organizations. We spent an evening with Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership Allan... Read more » The post Growing Influence Without Authority appeared first on Free Range.

How to Gain Influence as a Leader for Better Outcomes and Increased Productivity Let’s talk about influence. My coaching clients often ask me to help them gain confidence and influence others—to rally others to their cause. Yet many of them also believe that wielding power over others is disliked and inappropriate. Influence is different. It … Continue reading Ep.028 Influence Without Authority →

Everyone wants to know how to have more influence. So many roles require cross team, cross functional, cross divisional or cross border coordination where the leader is accountable but has little formal authority over the resources that are needed. Or, if the leader does use formal authority, reactions are not usually very positive. What is the secret to influencing without using or having authority? How can you influence upwards? What if the influence is through virtual channels only?

Everyone wants to know how to have more influence. So many roles require cross team, cross functional, cross divisional or cross border coordination where the leader is accountable but has little formal authority over the resources that are needed. Or, if the leader does use formal authority, reactions are not usually very positive. What is the secret to influencing without using or having authority? How can you influence upwards? What if the influence is through virtual channels only?

WIKN is a one stop shop for advice from industry experts, offering their insights with hindsight about what they know now that they wished they knew then. Mark Brennan - The Journey to becoming VP Of User & Design @ SAP The post WIKN E01 – Mark Brennan – The Journey to becoming VP Of User & Design @ SAP (We Cover Agile, Scale from 40-140, Design Thinking,Influence without authority) appeared first on WIKN.

Francis Bacon once said, "Knowledge itself is power." Knowledge power is based on proficiency in a certain subject, procedure, or situation. Remember that you are the expert. People can be persuaded if they think you have more knowledge or expertise than they do. For example, lawyers, mechanics, and doctors possess knowledge power. People rely on these professionals' opinions, believe what they say, and trust implicitly what they do because of the extent of schooling or experience they have. We accept the arguments and data of people we assume have knowledge, whether it's real or perceived. In addition to coming from formal education and training, knowledge power also comes from life experience and innate intelligence and aptitude. Great persuaders use three different types of knowledge power: informational, resource, and expertise: 1.  Informational power. When you know something others need to know, you hold power over them. Informational power is exercised when someone needs, wants, or desires the information, facts, or data you possess. As Aristotle Onassis said, "The secret of business is to know something that no one else knows." 2.  Resource power. If you have access to key persons, commodities, goods, or services that are valued by others, you hold some power over them. As the saying goes, "It's not what you know; it's who you know." Are you perceived as having the right affiliations? What connections do you have? 3.  Expertise power. When you have special skill sets, expertise, or knowledge that others believe is relevant to their needs and which exceeds their own, they will do what you say or listen to your opinions. Why are you the expert?  

Bonni Stachowiak Teaching in Higher Ed Question from Nancy I am in a situation myself right now where I was promoted awhile back as it stands right now. I manager a team, but I don't have salary discussions or assessments with them. My manager has said he is willing to give me the mandate I want and to form the role together with me. This is flattering and scary at the same time. My longterm goal is to become a director. Now I am thinking, perhaps I should ask for the responsibility of having the assessments and salary discussions with the team? I am thinking it might be a good step towards my longterm goal. If you have any wise advice I would appreciate your input. I am a little lost. Audio Question from Jeff Dave mentioned episode #190: How to Improve Your Coaching Skills with Tom Henschel Dave mentioned Dale Carnegie’s book How to Win Friends and Influence People* Bonni mentioned Peter Block’s book Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used* Dave mentioned his past article, 8 Ways to Influence Without Authority Question from Tyler I read in a Forbes article that 89 of the Fortune 100 companies are now using MBTI to help match employees to roles. My company does not presently use this, but I have done some work on it with my team. Actually, a personal interest and goal of mine would be to eventually become a trainer in this subject, both for MBTI and DiSC. Do you know anyone who works with these and how I might network or "mentee" with someone who does this? We mentioned the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) by CPP Radiance House has fabulous publications for MBTI work Susan Gerke is a resource for MBTI work Doug McRae is a resource for DiSC work Audio Question from Nathaniel “Advice just doesn’t work unless it’s asked for.” -Bonni Stachowiak Bonni mentioned Pinboard (Dave’s library) Bonni mentioned OmniFocus for managing tasks Bonni mentioned TextExpander for automating common keyboard entries Question from Joseph I work in a retail business chain. In the past year, my company has really embraced leadership, and servant leadership at the highest level. I feel like they have done a wonderful job in sharing the message with the upper management/team leads at all of our locations, however I don't feel like it has traveled well to our assistant team leads, departments, or entry level team members, thus, not truly changing our culture. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on how I could help better achieve this at my location. I was thinking about holding small store leadership/development sessions, but am at a standstill on how to structure and execute them. Any thoughts or advice? Question from Stefan Part of my job is also creation and implementation of all relevant procedures and policies within the Company. Currently, I am "producing" so called Open door policy. I have some questions about suitable content of such a policy. It is not just about the "open door", so willingness of managers to accept employees and speak with them about their personal problems, daily issues. I think it is much more the right of employees to "raise their voice", so to address suggestions, complaints etc, how to solve problems etc. Do you have some proper name for time when manager has free time for employees, for example chat with manager, open hour with manager? Dave mention John Kotter’s book Leading Change* Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 208 Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising,

Bonni Stachowiak Teaching in Higher Ed Question from Nancy I am in a situation myself right now where I was promoted awhile back as it stands right now. I manager a team, but I don't have salary discussions or assessments with them. My manager has said he is willing to give me the mandate I want and to form the role together with me. This is flattering and scary at the same time. My longterm goal is to become a director. Now I am thinking, perhaps I should ask for the responsibility of having the assessments and salary discussions with the team? I am thinking it might be a good step towards my longterm goal. If you have any wise advice I would appreciate your input. I am a little lost. Audio Question from Jeff Dave mentioned episode #190: How to Improve Your Coaching Skills with Tom Henschel Dave mentioned Dale Carnegie’s book How to Win Friends and Influence People* Bonni mentioned Peter Block’s book Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used* Dave mentioned his past article, 8 Ways to Influence Without Authority Question from Tyler I read in a Forbes article that 89 of the Fortune 100 companies are now using MBTI to help match employees to roles. My company does not presently use this, but I have done some work on it with my team. Actually, a personal interest and goal of mine would be to eventually become a trainer in this subject, both for MBTI and DiSC. Do you know anyone who works with these and how I might network or "mentee" with someone who does this? We mentioned the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) by CPP Radiance House has fabulous publications for MBTI work Susan Gerke is a resource for MBTI work Doug McRae is a resource for DiSC work Audio Question from Nathaniel “Advice just doesn’t work unless it’s asked for.” -Bonni Stachowiak Bonni mentioned Pinboard (Dave’s library) Bonni mentioned OmniFocus for managing tasks Bonni mentioned TextExpander for automating common keyboard entries Question from Joseph I work in a retail business chain. In the past year, my company has really embraced leadership, and servant leadership at the highest level. I feel like they have done a wonderful job in sharing the message with the upper management/team leads at all of our locations, however I don't feel like it has traveled well to our assistant team leads, departments, or entry level team members, thus, not truly changing our culture. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on how I could help better achieve this at my location. I was thinking about holding small store leadership/development sessions, but am at a standstill on how to structure and execute them. Any thoughts or advice? Question from Stefan Part of my job is also creation and implementation of all relevant procedures and policies within the Company. Currently, I am "producing" so called Open door policy. I have some questions about suitable content of such a policy. It is not just about the "open door", so willingness of managers to accept employees and speak with them about their personal problems, daily issues. I think it is much more the right of employees to "raise their voice", so to address suggestions, complaints etc, how to solve problems etc. Do you have some proper name for time when manager has free time for employees, for example chat with manager, open hour with manager? Dave mention John Kotter’s book Leading Change* Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 208 Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising,

It’s hard enough to lead and influence people when we are the boss. Now, how do we do that when we have no authority over our team? This is a very common situation that project managers encounter. To talk about this important topic, today I bring you the resourceful and always spotlessly professional Dave Stachowiak. […]

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One of my leadership heroes is Ken Blanchard, who is on record of saying, "The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” I wholeheartedly agree with Ken, that developing your influence skills is critical to success in today’s business environment, especially when a growing number of project managers and other leaders have an increasing amount of responsibility but not necessarily a corresponding amount of authority to go with it. {loadposition content_amazonInfluenceWithoutAuthority}Many listening to this cast are in positions where they have to influence without authority and to help us improve our skills in that area I got in touch with the author of one my favorite books on the topic, Dr Allan Cohen, who wrote Influence Without Authority. In this cast we walk through the influence model that Allan developed with Stanford professor Dr. David Bradford. In the follow-up cast I have Allan walk through a couple specific scenarios relevant to our audience, to apply the model in practical ways. You'll notice part way through the cast that our recording system introduced some background interference due to a technical issue that occurred during my discussion with Dr. Cohen. I apologize for the annoyance, trusting you'll glean many lessons from the interview despite the distraction. I recommend you check out the accompanying website for Dr. Cohen's book, which you can find at www.influencewithoutauthority.com. Please join me in the next episode when Dr. Cohen applies his influence model to two specific scenarios that I’m confident you’ll find relevant to your role. And, one last thing! Would you take a moment to let a friend or colleague know about The People and Projects Podcast? I’d love to pour into them as well, to help them lead people and deliver projects. Thanks for joining us for this episode! Have a great week! Duration 29:53 Download episode 27

It's one thing to know there's a model for influencing without authority. But how do we implement that model, as leaders and project managers? That's what we tackle in this second part of my interview with Dr. Allan Cohen, author of Influence Without Authority. {loadposition content_amazonInfluenceWithoutAuthority}I recommend you check out the accompanying website for Dr. Cohen's book, which you can find at www.influencewithoutauthority.com. Are you interested in learning how to develop your influence skills? How about your team's ability to influence? Give us a call to learn how we can help you become more influential, even in situations you don't have authority. Please join me in the next episode when I’m joined by Clint Padgett, President and CEO of Project Success Inc, and author of The Project Success Method: A Proven Approach for Achieving Superior Project Performance in as Little as 5 Days. Thanks for joining us for this episode! Have a great week! Duration 19:37 Download episode 28

In our last episode I started an interview with Dr. Ed Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus at MIT and author of fourteen business books, including The Corporate Culture Survival Guide. Make sure to listen to that episode if you happened to miss it. {loadposition content_amazonHelping}In this second part of the interview, we turn our attention to Ed's seminal yet highly practical book entitled Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help. Ever wonder why some people find it difficult to ask for help, even when they are "spinning their wheels" with the project tasks? Or why some people just won't take you up on offers to help, even when it's desperately needed? In this interview Ed helps us understand the surprisingly complex dynamics around giving and receiving help. I strongly recommend you get a copy of Ed's books we discuss in these two episodes. I invite you to join me next time when I interview Dr. Allen Cohen, author of the acclaimed book Influence Without Authority. Part of the complexity of projects today relates to the fact that many of us have the responsibility to deliver the projects yet don't have authority over all the people we must depend on. Increasingly project success depends on relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, and our ability to influence those people—even when we don't have authority over them—is critical. I look forward to sharing that interview with you. Thanks for checking out our new podcast website at www.peopleandprojectspodcast.com. I invite you to let me know what you think about it! Thanks for joining us for this episode! Have a great week! Total Duration: 21:17 Download episode 26