Cultivating Leaders Throughout the Organization: Influencing Without Authority

CULTIVATING LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION: INFLUENCING WITHOUT AUTHORITY

On the path to success, results and impact happen before the promotion. How can you achieve goals before you have positional or decision making power? Most employees are expected and encouraged to achieve results, yet many often feel frustrated with limited power and authority. The key to addressing this challenge is to fully leverage multiple sources of power effectively…despite positional authority. Employees throughout organizations have access to many sources of power. The critical shift is to acknowledge how these talents, resources, and personal qualities impact change and influence stakeholders. Leadership decisions are influenced by influential and vocal employees at all levels throughout the organization. This workshop will help you develop a strategy to gain power and influence among decision makers in your organization. These skills will contribute to your ability to move up the corporate latter, gain recognition, support team members, and create value.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Enhance employee productivity, engagement, and effectiveness at all levels of the organization.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Identify different sources of power within an organization
2. Explore ways to prepare for increased responsibility before you have it
3. Explore organizational value proposition and strategies to be more influential
4. Learn how to effectively use and navigate organizational politics to get results

MODERATOR: Talia Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Kusi Visions, LLC

PANELISTS: 

Terrence Head, Director of Productization, BAE Systems, Inc.;

Olabisi Boyle, Director, Engineering
Planning & Technical Cost Reduction, Chrysler Group, LLC;

Ted Imes, Director, ES Talent Acquisition, Northrop Grumman Corporation