To be successful in the workplace, you must be able to communicate effectively with your supervisors, and to do that you must understand their needs. Keen awareness of how your skills and roles meet the needs of others in your organization helps you assess your capacity to influence others.

You will learn to:

Identify the various sources of your influence
Examine when to use strategies that will enhance your power
Recognize how others influence you
Apply the best ways to “sell” issues to your boss and improve your chances of having others hear you

You will benefit by:

Evaluating the powerful dynamics in your workplace
Using your influence to accomplish your goals
Communicating your ideas more successfully to your boss and others
Discovering the resources you already have and how to develop them

Audience:

Anyone who wants to communicate well with management and their peers, and build interpersonal strength