Influencing without Authority
Learn to influence without authority. Develop skills to inspire, build trust, and drive positive change. Gain support and cooperation with effective strategies.
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Approx. <1 hourCertificate of completion
YesPrerequisites
None
About this course
Mastering the art of influencing without authority is crucial and is essential to success. With a growing demand for adept influencers capable of navigating diverse challenges, each individual within an organization must develop essential skills to inspire, build trust, and drive positive change. These skills help gain buy-in from key stakeholders, improve collaboration, and achieve collective goals, leaving a lasting impact on professional growth. In this course, you'll learn to identify essential characteristics for successfully influencing others without formal authority, the steps for using persuasion skills to gain support and cooperation without authority, how to leverage different types of personal power to effectively influence the behavior of others, and effective strategies for influencing without authority in challenging situations.
Learning objectives
- Discover the key concepts covered in this course
- Identify essential characteristics for successfully influencing others without formal authority
- Identify the steps for using persuasion skills to gain support and cooperation without authority
How it works
Expert-led videos
In this course, you'll watch videos created by industry-leading experts for some of the biggest tech companies in the world. They'll cover key concepts, go through sample applications, prepare you for industry certifications, and more. Watch on any device — whenever and wherever you want — to learn at your own pace.
Why learn professional skills?
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Tech jobs require more than just tech skills. Professional skills like collaboration, leadership, and emotional intelligence help you stand out to hiring managers.Build towards the future
According to the World Economic Forum, employees that build analytical and critical thinking skills will become increasingly valuable to employers.Develop yourself (and your career)
These types of non-technical skills are transferable and can be helpful in any role throughout your career.
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