This course helps anyone raise his or her level of influence in an organization. First we discuss how you can learn what outcomes you control are most important to those you must influence. We identify how your key stakeholders measure success and how to align your own success measures to these factors. We discuss how to shift your perspective to an organizational-wide approach so that you are seen as more valuable to the organization.

We then discover your communication preferences and how to analyze the communication preferences of your audience. We learn how to adjust your communication preferences to those you are attempting to influence so they can hear what you have to say. We discuss how to adjust your project update strategy to ensure others find your work important and value added. Finally, we discuss common traps to avoid that undermine your influence.