Leadership without Authority

ITL-108 (1 Day)

Leadership without Authority Training Overview

Accelebrate’s Leadership without Authority course teaches IT professionals of all levels how to influence others to get the resources and information they need to complete their tasks. This IT Leadership class ideal for Project Managers, Business Analysts, Software Testers, Technical Leads, etc., required to give direction to others without the specific organizational authority to do so.

Location and Pricing

Most Accelebrate courses are taught as private, customized training for 3 or more attendees at our clients' sites worldwide. In addition, we offer live, private online classes for teams who may be in multiple locations or wish to save on travel costs. Please visit our client list for organizations for whom we have delivered onsite training. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private on-site or online training, please contact us.

In addition, some courses are available as live, online classes for individuals. See a schedule of online courses.

Leadership without Authority Training Objectives

All students will:

Enhance their ability to influence those outside their organization
Learn ways in which Technical Leads and Project Managers can better manage their dotted-line resources

Leadership without Authority Training Outline

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Introduction

Initial Thoughts and Vocabulary

Definitions
Being proactive versus reactive
Leadership versus management
Types of respect
Personal/hidden agendas
Egos, yours and theirs

Maximizing Your Personal Power

Key Leadership Processes

Building trust
Delegating without control
Expectations setting
Thank people in public
Relationship building

Influencing Other Corporate Players

Internal business clients
Other internal IT organizations
Managing up

Barriers to Influence

Understand the resistance to change
For change to work it must be

Formal Methodologies

Cialdini's six principles of influence
The Johari window
Emotional intelligence
Pettigrew & Whipp's typology
Social media measurement adaptation

Influencing Styles

Push and pull
Pushing type actions
Pulling type actions
Other positive styles
Other negative styles

Influential Communication

Storytelling
Emotional/loaded/emotive language

Question Types

Closed-ended questions
Open-ended questions
High-yield questions

Question Usages/Purposes

Accuracy
Clarification
Completeness check
Relevance
Conversation control
Descriptive
Leading
Examples

Body Language

How people receive information
Does mood affect your posture?
Can posture affect your mood?
Professional speakers use it
Influencing others

Conclusion

40%

Lecture/Demo

60%

Lab

Course Number:

ITL-108

Duration:

1 Day

Prerequisites:

No prior experience is presumed.

Training Materials:

All attendees receive comprehensive courseware covering all topics in the course.

Software Requirements:

This is an interactive seminar that does not require computers. The room should be configured to support pencil and paper exercises in groups of 3-4 participants.

Contact Us:

Accelebrate’s training classes are available for private groups of 3 or more people at your site or online anywhere worldwide.

Don't settle for a "one size fits all" public class! Have Accelebrate deliver exactly the training you want, privately at your site or online, for less than the cost of a public class.

For pricing and to learn more, please contact us.

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International:
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International:
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