Organizational influence - Moving from good to great by David Mathias at ProductCamp Twin Cities
Jan 27, 2017
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MANY OF US SEE OUR INFLUENCE AS…
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…WHEN IT IS REALLY MORE LIKE…
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WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCE?
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Get in groups of 3 or 4 and discuss how you define organizational influence?
WHY SHOULD INFLUENCE MATTER TO YOU?
§ Information work is complex and requires team output § Products are built by teams, not individuals § Shipping successful products requires buy-in from
many individuals § Influence feels good internally
TRADITIONAL WAYS TO EXERCISE INFLUENCE
§ Power à I’m the boss and I said so § Bribery à pizza anyone § Noisy à I’ll keep talking until I get my way
PLENTY OF ADVICE…
FIVE WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR INFLUENCE
§ Be positive and nice § Build deep, genuine relationships § Listen more than you speak § Influence the right people § Understand and act upon people’s true incentives
STAY IN CONTACT
§ Email: [email protected] § Twitter: @DaveMathias § LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/DaveMathias1 § Blog: WorkLearnPlay.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thank you Prabhakar Gopalan for inspiration of “How to Build Organizational Influence” at Austin ProductCamp 15
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