Episode 194: Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies (Part 1 of Influence Without Authority Series)
You hear it all the time: you need to have influence at work. But why is influence important in leadership and what does it look like done right and wrong? You get to learn all of that from me. This episode sets the tone for a new series: Influence Without Authority.
No matter your position—manager, executive, president—your title can change but what no one can take away from you is your ability to inspire. Want to persuade senior leaders to agree to an initiative? You need influence. Trying to gain buy-in for a new process? You need influence. Collaborating with team members on cross-functional projects? You need influence.
You get the picture.
If you nodded along to any of these scenarios, you’re in the right place. In this episode I’ll help you learn:
- What influence is and isn’t.
- Where you may be going wrong with your influence and why your message isn’t sticking with your team and leaders.
- How having strong influence can amplify your leadership and career.
- How not having influence can drain and stall your career.
- Why influence matters.
- The best-case and worst-case of my own influence scenarios, so you can know what hinders and helps you to effectively influence.
What are you waiting for? Press play and get to the answer of why influence is important in leadership.
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