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Influence Skills for Project Leaders
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This program teaches a strategic approach to influencing project stakeholders. It helps everyone who needs to influence a project's direction: project managers, team members, resources and stakeholders. It teaches participants to use a full range of influence styles to vastly improve their influence success.  It is "hands-on" and is also available in a two-day version.
 

A Typical One-Day Outline
 

This section stresses develops the case for positive influence practices.   Real, project-related, influence situations are identified by the participants.

I.

Introduction Workshop Objectives
Agenda
Power & Influence
Positive Versus Negative Power & Influence
Personal Power
 
In teams, participants practice influencing in a conflict situation.  They give and receive direct feedback on their influence methods.

II.

Self-Assessment Influence Exercise
Feedback Inventory
Constructive Feedback
Personal Learning Journals
 

A detailed influence model  with 12 styles is presented and demonstrated.  They apply the model to a video taped situation. 

III.

The Influence Style Model The Situational Influence Model
Assessing Influence Styles
Demonstration & Application
A process for planning influence strategically (matching the needs of the particular situation) is applied to a typical project situation. 

IV.

Planning for Influence Five-Step Planning Process
The Reluctant Client Case
Influence Strategies
Application Exercise
 
In small groups, participants identify, analyze and practice dealing with "difficult situations" they encounter in projects.
 

V.

Difficult Influence Situations Difficult Situations Exercise
Back On the Job
Participants apply the planning process and tool to their own "Critical Influence Situation" for later implementation.

VI.

Planning for Back-Home Application Critical Influence Situation
Planning Forms
       

One and two-day in-house versions.  Customizing is available.


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