Explain what influence means in a workplace context
A practical course on the art of influence: what it really means, why it matters for leadership, and nine strategies for building genuine buy-in without relying on formal authority. Includes a self-assessment of your own influencing strengths, two branching scenarios, and a personal commitment to keep developing after the course ends.
What you will be able to do
- Explain what influence means in a workplace context
- Recognise which influencing strategies you already use well, and which need practice
- Apply nine named influencing strategies to real situations at work, including managing upwards
- Describe the emotional and relational qualities, the 'arts', that make influence work
- Set yourself a personal commitment to keep strengthening your influence
What is inside
9 modules, built to be applied at work.
Introduction
- Welcome to The Art of Influence4 min
Introduction to Influence
- What influence really means6 min
- Influence as a core leadership skill6 min
Why Influence Matters
- Why influence matters7 min
- Transactional and transformational influence8 min
Influencing Strategies
- Nine strategies of influence8 min
- Putting strategy into practice7 min
- Managing upwards6 min
How Influential Are You?
- How influential are you? A self-assessment8 min
- Strengthening your strategies, and your language7 min
Developing Your Influencing Skills
- Ideas for developing your influence6 min
- From effective to excellent6 min
The Arts of Influence
- The arts of influence7 min
Influential People and Their Traits
- Learning from influential people7 min
Tips, Final Thoughts and Course Review
- Thirteen tips to strengthen your influence6 min
- Bringing it together8 min
A credential you can prove
Finish the course and earn a 2 CPD hours certificate with its own public verification page. Share it on LinkedIn or attach it to an application; anyone can check it.
Taught by someone who does the work
Education leadership consultant, Promoting Excellence Ltd
- Promoting Excellence Ltd, education leadership consultants
- Specialist in inclusive and adaptive teaching
Peter Rushton is an education leadership consultant with Promoting Excellence Ltd. He works with schools and colleges to develop inclusive cultures and excellent mixed ability teaching, drawing on the latest Ofsted framework and Education Endowment Foundation research.
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