WHO’S ON FIRST?
5 Reasons technical professionals need Influence now
Are you often in a role where you have more responsibility than authority, and can’t get people to see things “your” way?
You’re finding new organizational structures confusing and not sure who the decision makers are.
REASON NO. 2
2. Structures
Organizational Structures are changing in rapidly accelerating ways. Most organizations are becoming flatter, less hierarchical. This is partly the result of much streamlining, downsizing, and reorganizing. Staff roles become much more important in this kind of structure, and there is much more need for interdepartmental and cross-functional collaboration. People at all levels must learn new sets of skills – Influence Skills – in order to survive in this “matrix” type of organization (some have called it the new “ad-hocracy”)
PULL , SWAY, CLOUT, LEVERAGE, MOJO
However, you say it, it’s INFLUENCE
And in the new business and work environment of right now, we’re all going to need more of it!
Neither WHAT you know (your technical or professional expertise) nor WHO you know (your network of contacts) will guarantee your success.
Your technical know-how can become obsolete with the next innovation, and even your network of carefully acquired contacts can vanish overnight with a surprise reorganization.
What will help? Portable Power (TM) Influence skills – a set of skills you can take with you anytime, anywhere you are in any organization. I call it “the technology of Influence”.
I’d love to invite you to my next free Executive Briefing, “Secrets of Influence™” on June 9th, at 2 pm Eastern Time
I’ll share
- Why influence matters now
- Myths and misconceptions about influence
- The true meaning of “Influence”
- The one “secret of Influence™” you can apply right now
- You’ll learn that Influence Is not a magical power bestowed on a lucky few, but a strategy, a set of skills that anyone can learn, practice and master.
The Executive Briefing is FREE, but you must register:
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Watch this space for Reasons 3, 4 and 5
