CEPL 555 - Influence Without Authority

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Cornell University

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Project Leadership is about exercising influence to get tasks and projects accomplished even when you may not have the formal authority to mandate action. Whether you work in a matrix organization or lead a cross-functional team, your goal as a project leader is organize the actions of your team members to ensure the successful completion of a project. To exercise influence without authority, you need to see your organization as a political system, understand the nature of power and influence in your organization, understand your own personal sources of influence, and know how to leverage your own personal political power. Who Should Take This Course This course is essential for Project Management Professionals (PMPs), project managers, and functional managers charged with leading a cross-functional or project team to success. It is appropriate for business leaders, mid-level managers, and project managers who need to learn the critical leadership skills necessary to ensure the high performance of a project team. Course Format This course contains the following modules: Power and Influence The Nature of Power and Influence Sources of Power in an organization Strategies of Influence Introduction to Strategies of Influence Retribution-based Influence Rationality-based Influence Reciprocity-based Influence Appropriate Selection and Implementation The Power Motivation Inventory Sources of Power Implementing to Maximize Influence Benefits to Learner Learners who complete this course will be able to: Develop an understanding of organizations as political systems Explain the personal and positional sources of power in organizations Describe the basic types of strategies for exercising influence; develop an understanding of the conditions that would make each appropriate; and build skill in applying those strategies to a variety of influence opportunities Develop a plan for increasing personal potency in one's organization Certificate Information This course can be applied to the following certificates: Project Leadership Sponsoring School Cornell University's College of Engineering

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.cornell.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 255-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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