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Training Solutions ยป The Influence EdgeTM
Getting Work Done Without Authority
  b1 Need to sell your ideas?
 
  b1 Want to build good working relationships and get results?
 
  b1 Need to be successful dealing with difficult people?
 
With the horizontal structure of today’s progressive organizations, it is increasingly important to ask for and receive the support you need to accomplish your goals. The most effective way to do this is through the strategic use of influence skills.

The truly effective team member, employee or manager uses influence skills to achieve results, regardless of their positional power within the organization or team structure.

How do you get people to buy into your ideas and your needs? By using influence skills strategically, others will be more willing to help move organizational processes along without resistance.
 
By participating in The Influence Edge™ you…
  b1 Learn when and how to use twelve specific influence behaviors
 
  b1 Learn how to strategically plan for influence situations and opportunities
 
  b1 Practice using effective influence behaviors
 
  b1 Increase effectiveness in overcoming resistance
 
  b1 Learn to develop a strategic approach to ask for and receive support to accomplish your goals
 
  b1 Learn the benefits of networking and influence
 
  b1 Receive easy-to-use influence tools
 
Features of the Program
  b1 Flexible design: ½ day, one-day, two-day and webinar formats available
 
  b1 Easy customization to link influence skills to the unique issues of your organization
 
  b1 Focus on real business situations for instant application
 
  b1 Prework, planning guides and learning aids
 
  b1 Follow-up support and programs, use of Internet and intranet
 
  b1 Trainer certification and one-on-one coaching available
 
Who Should Attend?
Managers, team leaders, project leaders, supervisors, customer service people, salespeople, IT professionals and anyone else who needs to get things done through others.
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20 Minutes to a Top Performer:
Three Fast and Effective Conversations to Motivate, Develop, and Engage Your Employees
Alan has provided some of the best thinking on the issue of Leadership Conversations.
Al Miller, VP HR, Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training and Support Lockheed Martin
 
 
The Influence Edge:
How to Persuade Others to Help You Achieve Your Goals
The Influence Edge is there to highlight some great techniques.
Angel Rampy, Manager, Nortel Networks
 
 
Sprout!:
Everything I Need to Know about Sales I Learned from My Garden
All sales professionals from new to very tenured should read Sprout!
Kim Koro, President, Qualcomm Digital Media