Getting Results without Authority: How Employees Influence Change and Create Power

Getting Results Without Authority: How Employees Influence Change and Create Power

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? Professionals are expected to get results yet often feel frustrated with limited power and authority. The key 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 help you move up the corporate latter, gain recognition, support team members, and create value.

Outcomes- Increase professional and leadership confidence and competence.

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

1. Identify different sources of power within an organization.
2. Explore organizational value proposition and strategies to be more influential.
3. Learn how to effectively use and navigate organizational politics to get results.

Speaker: Denise Lutcher Hadley, Direct, Human Resources, Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated