Leveraging Personal Power: Success in management requires the ability to influence across an organization to ensure interdepartmental cooperation and coordination. In this session, you will learn how to assess organizational power and influence dynamics, understand and develop your own reach and influencing potential, and explore effective ways to build personal source of power over their careers. You will learn a variety of influencing skills and strategic relationship building strategies that enhance personal power and influence, regardless of role or tenure. From here, we will also explore how to reframe your influencing skills, specifically as it applies to managing up and managing key stakeholders. Participants will receive actionable tips to approach difficult conversations, make the most of meeting times, and accept feedback.
**Leveraging Personal Power is part of a four part series on management. Participants who attend three of our four management offerings within one year will earn an online certificate of completion from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and Bentley University.