Influencing Without Authority

In this course, you will strengthen your ability to influence decisions, build alignment, and drive meaningful outcomes in today’s complex work environment. You will learn how to clarify your goal, understand your stakeholders, and adapt how you connect with others to gain buy-in. You will also explore how trust, reciprocity, and communication styles shape influence—and how to apply practical approaches to advance goals with confidence. This course is for professionals who want to strengthen their ability to influence, build alignment, and move work forward. You will explore practical strategies to navigate stakeholders, build trust, and apply effective influencing approaches in a variety of situations. This course has been approved for 7 PDUs | 7 CDUs

Course Details

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$795.00

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Course Overview

Strengthen your ability to influence decisions and drive outcomes Clarify what you want and define success up front Navigate stakeholders and organizational dynamics with confidence Adapt how you connect and build trust to increase impact Use a range of influencing approaches with intention and flexibility

This course has no prerequisite courses.

1. What It Means to Influence

What we do – influence, persuade, and manipulate
Ethical use of influencing approaches
Using influence effectively in everyday work

2. Clarifying Your Influencing Goal

Defining clear, outcome-focused goals
Identifying changes in behavior, thinking, and feeling
Recognizing influence success

3. Understanding the Influencing Environment

Understanding those we are influencing
Mapping influence networks and environments
Navigating organizational and political dynamics

4. Building Connection Through Trust

The impact of trust when influencing
Expanding your circle of trust
Strengthening credibility and relationships

5. Adapting to Others

Communication and decision-making styles
Social styles and behavioral preferences
Understanding what motivates others

6. Creating Win-Win Outcomes

Reciprocity and exchange in influencing
Identifying and offering value
Aligning outcomes for mutual benefit

7. Applying Influencing Approaches

Common influencing strategies
Approach benefits and risks
Blending approaches for effectiveness

8. Influence Requires Courage

Working through resistance and uncertainty
Influencing effectively up, down, and across
Taking action in high-stakes moments
Adapting in real time and acting with confidence

Class Dates & Times


06/12/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
08/07/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
10/09/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00
12/04/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $795.00

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