Objectives

Regardless of your position or level in the organization, everyone who works with other people is influencing or being influenced. We don’t willingly follow because of someone’s title but because we want to. By the end of this course, you will…

  • Enhance your belief that you can lead others in positive ways by influencing up, down, and across an organization, as well as in your personal life.

  • Learn to use a practical tool that will help you develop the skills to prepare to positively interact with others.

  • Develop the capacity to understand how you need to change so that others will follow you.

  • Understand how to turn any situation into positive progress toward your desired future state.

  • Create a new definition or understanding of leadership which will impact how you think about interacting with others.

Time Commitment

This is a 2 1/2-hour, self-guided program.

Course Flow

There are several short, engaging videos that will teach you the core content. You will be asked to pick an important situation you are dealing with at work or in your personal life. You will revisit your situation to apply each of the concepts you learn. By the end of the program, you will feel more prepared to positively influence in your selected situation and more familiar with tools to positively influence in any situation. The key to being successful over the long run will be to regularly practice what you learned.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

  • 2

    Setting The Stage

    • Introduction to Positive Deviance

    • A Short Note

    • Positive Deviance Story: Need New Revenue Steams

    • Positive Deviance Story: DEI Initiative

    • Positive Deviance Story: Influencing From The Front Line

    • Further Explanation of Positive Deviance

    • Key Points: Positive Deviance

    • Reflection
  • 3

    Intro to The Fundamental State of Leadership (FSL)

    • Introduction to The FSL

    • Key Points : Fundamental State of Leadership

    • Reflection

    • Exercise: Identifying Your Situation

    • Exercise: Reflecting On Your Situation
  • 4

    Results Centered

    • Results Centered Video

    • Results Centered Story: Finding Organizational Purpose

    • Results Centered Story: Meaning In The Mundane

    • Key Points: Results Centered

    • Reflection

    • Exercise: Becoming Results Centered
  • 5

    Internally Directed

    • Internally Directed Video

    • Internally Directed Story: Unethical Boss

    • Internally Directed Story: Do I Take The Risk?

    • More Ideas For Implementation

    • Key Points: Internally Directed

    • Reflection

    • Exercise: Becoming Internally Directed
  • 6

    Other Focused

    • Other Focused Video

    • Other Focused Story: Caring Enough to Transform

    • Other Focused Story: Giving Candid Feedback

    • Further Ideas for Implementation

    • Key Points: Other Focused

    • Reflection

    • Exercise: Becoming Other Focused
  • 7

    Externally Open

    • Externally Open Video

    • Externally Open Story: Giving People Their Voice

    • Externally Open Story: Feedback From The Frontline

    • Further Ideas for Implementation

    • Key Points: Externally Open

    • Reflection

    • Exercise: Becoming Externally Open
  • 8

    Pulling It Together

    • Pulling It All Together

    • FSL Story: Moving From Pain to Purpose

    • FSL Story: A Change of Perspective

    • FSL Story: Influence Your Children

    • FSL Story: The Problem of Remote Work

    • Reflection

    • Summary Documents
  • 9

    The Road Ahead

    • Wrapping it Up

    • An Invitation

    • Additional Resources

    • Related Books & Articles

Instructors & Contributors

Watch Intro Video

Testimonial

Other Learning Options

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