Course Description
Course Summary:
When an employee is asked to take the lead on a project without the personal authority that comes from being part of the senior executive team, it can feel like they are trying to persuade a Grizzly Bear! Being able to effectively build enthusiasm, delegate tasks and deal with conflicting agendas – often with little or no reward for themselves – requires the skills to influence rather than the power of command.
In this practical and insightful presentation, the audience will learn best practices for leading and influencing without authority, giving them the skills they need to effectively persuade others, lead diverse teams, and get projects done on time
Having once faced-down a 250 lb Grizzly Bear in Alaska combined with his 18 years of experience in human interaction in organizations such as Intel, Philips Healthcare, United Healthcare, DnB, Volvo, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Unilever,and more, Michael knows what it’s like to persuade a powerful personality using wits alone. He is now committed to showing others how to lead diverse teams by using the skills of influence rather than the power of command.
Based on Michael’s bestseller: https://www.amazon.com/Project-Influence-Leadership-Building-Rapport/dp/1492755281
In this course you will learn:
• Learn best practices for leading and influencing without authority,
• Identify skills they need to effectively persuade others
• Explore practical best practices of influence without authority including the power and interest grid
• Align your leadership with the team situation
• Make individual adjustments to influence through difficult project and business situations
• Learn individual styles and patterns of influence
Audience:
Sales, Operations, HR Professionals, Marketing, Information Technology
Radical Insight:
Practical tools to influence at your work place and get others aligned to the organizational objectives
Speaker Profile:
Michael Nir is a Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author and Lean Agile Inspiration Expert; known for his passion, creativity and innovation.
His Masters in Engineering, certification in Project Management and training in Gestalt balance his technical know-how with emotional intelligence. He inspires people and teams to change, experientially and emotionally, while climbing the hill AND reaching the summit.
The author of nine books on influence, consumer experience, and Agile project management, Michael delivers practical skills gained from eighteen years of experience leading change at global organizations in diverse industries such as: Intel, Philips Healthcare, United Healthcare, DnB, Volvo, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Unilever and many others. He is masterful at connecting the dots between human behavior, business systems and work environment to drive highly productive teams and lead individuals to communicate effectively.
Michael draws on unique personal experiences that provide him with valuable insight. During college in Israel, he led groups of adolescents on excursions through the desert, observing natural leadership behaviors in team settings. Later, on a hike to Alaska, he had to face down a 250 lb Grizzly Bear - giving him a dramatic taste of what it’s like to influence a powerful and threatening personality using wits alone.
Testimonials:
On several occasions I have hired Michael Nir as a trainer and speaker.
Michael is definitely one of the Top 5% speakers I have worked with. He has a unique ability to clearly articulate real valuable insights, and to deliver them with passion and humor.
If you get the chance, I strongly recommend you to work with Michael. You will certainly learn new insights, produce value, and have fun while doing so.
Kristina Packeviciute, PMP
Project Manager at DXC/Vice President at PMI Lithuania
Audience
Sales, Operations, HR Professionals, Marketing, Information Technology