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Being an Influential Leader: How Effective Influencing Can Be a Game-Changer

On Demand

Duration: 1 hour

About the Webinar

Motivating people toward a desired goal often requires more than position and power — it requires the art of persuasion. Whether you are an individual contributor or have a team of 20 direct reports, possessing the ability to influence colleagues at all levels of your organization can be a game-changer in your career.

An influential leader can affect the behavior of others in a particular direction. It’s not about commands — it’s about inspiring, persuading, and encouraging.

You may have an idea to sell, a process to adopt, a change to implement, or an opportunity to pursue. Skillful influencing can align the efforts of others towards your objective, build commitment to the work, and expand the organization’s capacity to meet any challenges along the way.

This webinar will help you understand the critical components of being an influential leader, which include developing self-awareness, establishing common ground, and gaining others’ involvement. You will also learn how effective influence better enables individuals and organizations to build and sustain positive momentum and achieve successful outcomes.

What You’ll Learn

Watch this webinar to learn how to become a more influential leader. After watching, you’ll be better able to:

Understand the key elements of effective influencing skills
Learn how to assess your current influencing capabilities and competencies to become a more influential leader
Identify opportunities to increase group effectiveness using influencing skills

Upskill your team to become more influential leaders. Partner with us for a customized learning journey for your leaders using our research-backed modules. Available leadership topics include Communication, Influence & Selling Your Ideas, Self-Awareness, and more.

About the Presenter

Andrew Loignon, PhD
Research Scientist
Center for Creative Leadership

Andy Loignon has over a decade of experience working as an organizational scientist identifying data-driven solutions that help organizations address some of their most pressing challenges. In his current role as a Research Scientist at CCL, Andy’s research focuses on work groups and teams and emerging leaders. Prior to joining CCL, Andy was a member of the faculty at Louisiana State University.

Shelley Thompkins, PhD
Senior Faculty
Center for Creative Leadership

Shelley Thompkins works with global clients as a Senior Faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), helping leaders becoming extraordinary performers, visionaries, collaborators, and strategic thinkers. Her focus is on designing and delivering highly regarded leadership programs for leaders at various levels.

Shelley brings over 20 years of experience in market-leading organizations and Fortune 500 corporations. Her collaborative leadership style is used to build consensus to improve skills and knowledge which has led to improved employee performance and engagement, leadership effectiveness, and improved organizational outcomes.