The purpose of this exercise is to delve deeper into the individuals who have a major influence within groups and around your work. The idea is to record your initial knowledge and look for gaps that need to be closed. For each of the headings, record a few sentences...
Exploring Your Leadership Purpose
This text is taken from the original draft manuscript of Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done and is provided here to enrich your learning on the Strategic Influencer Programme. You need to define your purpose in a manner which is...
Influential Leadership: Chapter One
This text is taken from the original draft manuscript of Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done and is provided here to enrich your learning on the Influential Leadership Programme. Chapter One: Building Your Purpose and Passion You can only...
Mapping Your Stakeholders
Having a list of stakeholders is a good start; but to get a sense of the priorities, you need to understand their position relative to your Influencing Goal and to each other. That way you can begin to see the bigger picture and develop a clear strategy to accelerate...
I’m Right, You’re Wrong: Influence Undercurrents
There is a particularly unhelpful undercurrent flowing beneath the surface of many influencing attempts. Over the last few weeks I have spoken to many people. It is part of my research into the challenges that are holding people back from success. In many of them, I...
Responding to Unrealistic Demands
We've all been there. You get a call (or more likely an email) requesting that you do something immediately, or within an impossibly short space of time. Alternatively, they may be asking for something that you simply do not have the resources to be able to deliver....
