Leading with Influence
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Leading with Influence helps employees to exercise informal leadership and co-elevate* with colleagues to improve their work and place of work. Participants will learn to move in and out of informal leadership roles, mobilize others towards a common goal, and influence colleagues while maintaining collegial relationships. *co-elevate: rising together by helping one another
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This program recognizes the critical work done by informal leaders all over campus and provides support for faculty and staff engaged in this form of leadership. An informal leader may be leading interdisciplinary or cross-functional teams; they may be animating or coordinating the efforts of a network of people; they may be seen by their colleagues as someone who can bring together people to achieve a common goal – and they do this without any formal, managerial authority over the people they are leading. Faculty and staff with supervisory responsibilities may also lead colleagues informally.
Leading with Influence features a variety of components and activities, including:
- Connection and contribution: An exploration of what calls us to leadership, the need for diverse thought, and the value of community, based on traditional Cree teachings of leadership.
- Core leadership training: Foundational leadership training that develops inquiry, listening, facilitation skills, and more. Try a wide variety of tools in class before testing them i