Influence and power
Mutual support, a lever of leadership
In the age of collaborative work, helping others is a key way to increase your influence. Yet, you need to know how to judiciously target this help. How can you develop your ability to help efficiently?
Sharpen your sense of politics
We often consider only the downsides of the corporate political game. In reality, it constitutes a dimension that any business leader should master to increase his/her influence and ability to take action. How can you develop this essential leadership lever?
Networking: a competency that needs developing
A good network is a recognized factor of professional success. To develop it, an approach that is methodical and targeted is more productive than one that is empirical. How can you build a useful network without incommensurate effort?
Do you make a good impression?
We do not all have the same innate level of charisma. Yet, we can identify the factors that influence the perception others have of us. How can we take advantage of this to ensure we make a good impression?
Develop charisma and presence
Self-confidence is indispensable to inspiring trust. But it is seriously challenged by the daily life of an organization… How can you be seen as more credible, more authentic and more convincing?
Work on your authority
If the focus is today on cooperation, autority still remains an essential ingredient of performance. How can you develop your power and leadership to maximize the value you bring to the organization?
Grasp the invisible dynamics of the organization
Organizations often have a life of their own, whatever the efforts of their leaders to control it. How can you decode organizational dynamics to better influence them?
Use your influence effectively
An original slant on the mechanics of power and influence in business organizations.
Assert your professional identity
Nowadays, as career paths are rarely linear, professionals must actively manage their career. How can you define your professional identity, make it evolve over time and communicate it with authenticity?
Dealing with a “difficult” boss
What can you do when faced with a “difficult” boss? Rather than enduring him/her, you should rather seek to modify your relationship with him/her. By understanding the underlying triggers behind your hierarchical superior’s stance, how can you influence his/her attitude and behaviors?