Influence - Listening and Persuasion Techniques for Managers

🎯 **Course Title:** Influence - Listening and Persuasion Techniques for Managers 🚀 **Course Headline:** Discover the Best Kept Secret to Winning Hearts and Minds to Get Things Done, Achieve Goals, and Advance Your Career! --- **Are you ready to master the art of influence?** 🌟 Wouldn't it be easy if we could tell people what to do and they would do it? Navigating the diverse landscape of a business, with its myriad personalities and priorities, can be daunting. How do you get something done when you're working with such a variety of stakeholders? The key lies in understanding not just how to communicate, but how to listen and adapt your approach to each individual. In fact, the most effective form of influence is often counter-intuitive and deeply rooted in our ability to empathize and truly listen. By building on this foundation, you can tailor your communication style to ensure maximum persuasion. This course will take you through Jon Baxter's personal influence journey and translate his insights into practical skills that you can apply to improve relationships and achieve better outcomes. --- ### **What You'll Learn:** - 🎯 **What is Influence?** - Understand the concept of influence and its significance in a professional setting. - 🔍 **Influencing Skills** - Develop skills to influence without authority, through collaboration, consensus, and the power of ideas. - 👥 **Persuading Different Personality Types** - Learn techniques to adapt your approach to different personalities effectively. - 💪 **Dealing with Difficult People and Conversations.** - Equip yourself with strategies to navigate challenging interactions confidently. --- This course is the third in a comprehensive series that delves into our “VITAR” framework for Relationship Management. This framework is crucial for anyone who needs to interact with people to get the job done. It covers critical aspects such as values, identity, trust, authenticity, and respect, all of which are essential for building effective relationships. By understanding where this course fits within the “VITAR” framework, you'll be able to: - 🤝 **Become a Trusted Advisor** - Move from being seen as an order-taker to becoming someone who is sought after for advice. - 🗣️ **Enable Clearer Communications.** - Manage expectations and adjust your engagement style, starting with understanding your audience's challenges. - 🚀 **Gain Early and Senior Engagement** - Access decision-makers earlier and inspire confidence when dealing with senior stakeholders. - 🧩 **Role Clarity** - Clarify roles, responsibilities, and contributions within a team and hold people accountable. --- ### **Why You Should Take This Course:** - **Become Indispensable:** Transition from someone who executes tasks to someone whose insights are valued. - **Enhance Your Communication:** Adjust your communication style based on the audience's needs and expectations for more impactful results. - **Access and Influence:** Learn how to engage with and influence both early and senior stakeholders effectively. - **Build Trust:** Understand and practice the "soft skills" of persuasion and influence, which are fundamental principles behind building trust. --- By enrolling in this course, you're taking a significant step towards becoming a leader who can drive change, foster innovation, and create an environment where people are inspired to do their best work. Don't miss out on the opportunity to transform your approach to influence and persuasion. Sign up now and start your journey to becoming a master influencer! 🌟 Remember to also check out Jon Baxter's FREE course in Relationship Management / Overview to understand where this course fits within the "VITAR" framework for Relationship Management Series.