Course Description
Are you a manager looking to expand your influence, not only to your direct reports but to the people around you? Simply being a leader doesn't automatically mean that you’re influential — influence has to be understood, implemented, and practiced. This Leadership and Influence online course will help you understand what influence is and how to influence others. You will also gain tools to make an impact in your professional life as you work towards achieving your goals, affecting change, and encouraging those around you.
This course will teach you to recognize what true influence is over others. You’ll be able to immediately put into practice techniques such as identifying what you want to achieve as an influencer, how to demonstrate your credibility, and why it's important to get to know your team. You'll learn the distinctions between influence and manipulation, including the difference in the intentionality behind the two. You'll also learn how to effectively utilize indirect influence. Additionally, you will be provided with ways to work on your influence personally, from including how you write, how you dress, and how to effectively utilize self-talk. Ultimately, this course will better prepare you to step into the role of an influencing leader and a career of affecting positive change around you.
Learning objectives
- Identify what influence is
- Learn the Seven I’s of influence
- Understand how influence differs from manipulation
- Apply skills and practices to personally build influence
What You'll Learn
- Identify what influence is and recognize true influence over others
- Learn the Seven I's of influence
- Distinguish influence from manipulation, including the difference in intentionality
- Apply indirect influence and tips to avoid being manipulative
- Build influence through the way you talk, appear, and write, including impression management and persuasion
- Use self-talk and other personal practices to strengthen your influence
Key Takeaways
- Being a leader does not automatically make you influential; influence has to be understood, implemented, and practiced.
- Influence differs from manipulation, with the key distinction lying in the intentionality behind each.
- Practical influencing techniques include identifying what you want to achieve, demonstrating your credibility, and getting to know your team.
- You can work on your influence personally through how you write, how you dress, and how you use self-talk.
- Indirect influence and persuasion are tools leaders can use to make an impact and encourage those around them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for managers looking to expand their influence, not only with their direct reports but with the people around them.
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn what influence is, the Seven I's of influence, how influence differs from manipulation, and skills and practices to personally build influence.
What is the difference between influence and manipulation covered in this course?
The course teaches the distinctions between influence and manipulation, including the difference in the intentionality behind the two, and provides tips to avoid being manipulative.
What personal areas does the course help me improve to build influence?
It provides ways to work on your influence personally, including how you write, how you dress, and how to effectively use self-talk.
Does the course cover persuasion and impression management?
Yes, the lessons include Persuasion and Impression Management, along with how your way of talking, appearing, and writing affect your influence.
