Influence Others with Political Savvy (TRN452)
Overview
Delivery method
Online
Duration
Less than 1 hour
Audience
Employees
Executives
Managers
Supervisors
Description
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Navigating through organizational politics often requires using influence to achieve professional objectives. This online self-paced course makes recommendations on how to use political savvy to understand and appeal to coworkers, build coalitions, and influence decision making. Participants will learn to apply timing, insight and business acumen to influence their peers and gain support for their business goals.
Topics include:
- influencing others without direct authority
- identifying the elements of political competency
- building action plans and mobilizing others to support them
- developing hard and soft business acumen skills
Legacy course code: G018
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