Getting Results through Personal Power (1.75 Hours)*
$16.00
Description
This course focuses on the power that comes with being credible and trustworthy. Course participants learn what it takes to use political savvy as an aid to influence without direct authority. The course includes guidance on getting results without direct authority by using influence and using effective influence skills to get results by engaging and enlisting others. Additionally, the course addresses three ways for promoting influence: through language/effective communication, reciprocity/exchanging ‘currencies’, and persevering through resistance.
CE Broker:
Approval Number: 20-866968
Provider Number: 50-31808
Course Outline
Getting Results through Personal Power – 1.75 Hours*
Personal Power and Credibility
Authority carries a certain type of power – typically position power. A person is granted the power and authority to meet goals and get results through a responsible job definition and accountability. The police officer that cites you for speeding. The financial manager that calls for an audit. The company manager that decides how to allocate the budget. People may comply, rebel, resist, or gripe about those in authority, but there is a reason and purpose for such positional power. On the other hand, most of the results that get accomplished in organizations come from the use of personal power and not solely reliant on direct authority. This is especially true in our work environments today, where information sources and networking contacts are accessible to all as means to results. But ultimately it comes down to personal credibility, influence, and political savvy. This course focuses on the power that comes with being credible and trustworthy.
Building Personal Power through Influence
Along with being credible and trustworthy, you can get results without direct authority by using your influence. Effective influence skills are probably the biggest differentiator when getting results without authority. When you influence, you engage and enlist others in getting results – without necessarily having formal power. Influence is not about forcing or exerting – it’s about getting people on your side for good reasons. Three ways to promote influence are through language/effective communication, reciprocity/exchanging ‘currencies’, and persevering through resistance.
Influence Others with Political Savvy
When dealing with power and influence you will inevitably have to navigate political waters. Most everyone knows that ‘politics’ are a reality in organizations and even if you dislike them, you cannot eliminate them. Just think about those who have position power – chances are they got there not just through their individual know-how, but because they know who’s who, how to appeal to them, and how to build coalitions of power and influence. This course addresses what it takes to use political savvy as an aid to influencing without direct authority.
Additional information
| Hours | 1.75 |
|---|---|
| Disclosures | Anyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity is required to disclose to the accredited provider their relevant financial relationships. In accordance with these standards, all potential conflicts of interests have been resolved. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she (or spouse/domestic partner) has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the course content over which the individual has control. The course SME reports no financial relationships relevant to the content of this course. Methods and CE Requirements: This online course consists of a combined total of 3 learning modules. Individuals are eligible to receive a total of 1.75 hours of continuing education by completing all modules within this course. Participants must complete the media-based video lectures, lesson tests and all required course components to claim continuing education credit. Important Note: Martinsburg College shall furnish a written statement of completion to each participant who completes each continuing education program. The statement shall be signed by the instructor or an individual designated by the instructor and shall contain the name of the continuing education program; the number of credit hours; the date of the continuing education program; the name of the participant; and the approved provider number. The records for a CE activity are maintained by the Martinsburg College for a period of five (5) years and include: course announcement, target audience, course reference materials, course objectives, content outline or agenda with timeframes, evaluation tool(s), teaching methods and materials, instructor's biography, curriculum vitae or resume with qualifications, and a course participant list. |
