Gautrey Unleashed

An Introduction to Influential Leadership

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This text is taken from the original draft manuscript of Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done and is provided here to enrich your learning on the Strategic Influencer Programme.

Introduction

Leadership is about driving progress towards a vision or goal with the help and support of others. The quality of leadership varies greatly as do the behaviours, skills and characteristics of good leaders. It seems that no two leaders are the same. One thing common to all leaders is the need to influence others. They have to get people thinking, feeling and acting differently than they would otherwise have done. They have to create change in others. The more effective they at influencing those around them, the more progress they will make. They will also gain recognition for their leadership ability. When leaders are effective influencers they are able to win over opposition, motivate people to go that extra mile and get others to innovate and collaborate towards the goal or vision.  They all face challenges, but because of the way they lead through influence, objections, problems and road blocks are easily overcome. Read More

Influential Leadership Capabilities

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This text is taken from the original draft manuscript of Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done and is provided here to enrich your learning on the Strategic Influencer Programme.

In order to develop your Influential Leadership, as you move through these areas I will be addressing a range of specific capabilities. These form my vision of a role model leader. This will help to provide structure and also to focus you on the actions that you will be taking as you develop your competence. Read More

Dr. Todd Dewett Interview

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Dr. Todd Dewett. A force to be reckoned with for sure! The energy and enthusiasm he has for leadership, and helping people comes at you loud at clear during every second of this interview. Todd has experienced leadership from many angles, including the sharp edge, academia and now spends most of his time presenting to huge groups of people, all keen to learn and develop their leadership skills. During our conversation, we tour rapidly through many contemporary topics such as canour, diversity and the massive communication challenges we face in large organisations. I Anyway, take a look for yourself, and ask yourself an important question - what could you do differently as a result of what Todd shares with us? Enjoy! Read More

The Politics of Performance Reviews

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Vijay wanted to talk urgently because of his upcoming performance review. He was getting pretty anxious and wound up about it, not least because the CEO would be attending, as he does for all senior level reviews. So far, none had gone well. In fact, most people had been torn apart. This CEO has form. Here’s a summary of the situation Vijay shared with me at the beginning of our call last Wednesday evening. Read More

Allan Cohen Interview

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Few people at middle to senior levels in work have not heard of the all time classic book, Influence without Authority. Indeed, it was one of the first books on the subject I studied early in my career, and it has stayed with me ever since. Nearly 10 years ago, I reached out to one of the authors, Dr. Allan R. Cohen to review one of my books, and he accepted. We've stayed in touch ever since and now, finally, I got the chance to interview him on our favourite subject - influence! During our discussion it becomes clear that after 30 years his book is more relevant than ever, so little surprise that a new edition was published last year. The ideas we discussed have a strong practical side, and my overriding impression is that Allan is a man who lives and breaths his subject with an incredible level of passion that you will not fail to be moved by - and we can all take a leaf out of his book. Now set aside some time and dive into our world. Dr. Allan R. Cohen, Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership (Babson College) and co-author of Influence without Authority. Read More

Political Capital: Igniting Cognitive Readiness and Strategic Agility

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Cognitive Readiness is one of the hottest topics uncovered by the Trends in Executive Development Report (2016)[1]. Why? Probably because they also found that the persistent development priority is the “ability to create a vision and engage people around it.” In the survey, 31.5% believed this to be the competency most lacking in next generation leaders. Read More

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