Overview
Key Content
Takeaways
Overview
Key Content
Takeaways
 

How to shape decisions, build credibility, and get traction beyond your job title

In matrixed organisations, influence rarely follows hierarchy. This session helps professionals understand how influence really works, why some people consistently gain traction without formal authority, and how relationships, credibility, and perception shape outcomes. Delivered as a keynote or deeper masterclass, this experience blends insight with practical application.

Key Content

  • What REAL Influence really is — and what blocks it
  • Mapping stakeholders using the Relationship Matrix
  • Understanding how trust and credibility are built over time
  • The role of emotional intelligence and communication
  • Exploring real-world influence challenges
  • Developing a personal influence strategy that participants can apply immediately

Takeaways

Participants leave with:

  • A clearer understanding of how influence operates in complex environments
  • Tools to identify and engage key stakeholders
  • Greater confidence in influencing beyond formal authority
  • The Influence Wheel – A practical plan to strengthen credibility and impact

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

    I really enjoy working with you. You’re collaborative, structured, and excellent at managing expectations, which is invaluable when I’m juggling multiple events. Your session hit the brief brilliantly and the learners left energised and equipped – which was my main focus!

    Jesse Woodman - Learning Design Manager, Harrods

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