SMS, Inc. - 7 Situations Where Influence is Essential - Positive Power and Influence® Program

Situation Management Systems - Home of the Positive Power Influence Program

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Influence Tip of the Week
Any time you need to influence upward, clarity is
the key.

Open Enrollment Programs
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Our next PPI Open
Enrollment Sessions:

Three-Day Special Session:
September 16-18, 2008
in Nashua, New Hampshire

Two-Day Session:
October 28-29, 2008
in Nashua, New Hampshire

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Using Influence to Maintain
or Build Relationships

Positive power and influence skills can help you meet personal objectives and maintain or build positive working relationships simultaneously.

Seven Situations Where Influence is Essential
Sometimes you must be influential to succeed.

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Our management and professional development programs are tailored to the unique challenges facing an individual or organization.

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Sometimes it’s not enough to be talented, motivated, hard working, well prepared, technically competent, and fully informed...
Sometimes, you must be influential to succeed.

Why do so many people, even people who are great at their jobs, experience so much frustration and defeat at work? Often it is because they find themselves in situations where influence is essential, yet they lack a clear influence strategy.

Seven Situations
Here are seven situations you may face where influence is essential:

1. Coping With Conflict
2. Dealing With Your Boss
3. Selling Your Ideas
4. Changing Jobs
5. Serving On Cross-Functional Teams Or Task Forces
6. Navigating Through Organizational Politics
7. Surviving Mergers, Acquisitions, And Reorganizations

Let’s take a closer look at each.

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