Influencing Skills in Leadership

In today’s business environment, the ability to communicate with clarity, credibility and impact is essential for senior leaders. Influence and persuasion are not dependent on hierarchy alone; they are skills that can be deliberately developed to shape outcomes, align stakeholders and drive decision-making.

This highly interactive course combines proven communication frameworks with practical, real-world exercises to strengthen your leaders’ ability to influence with authority and confidence. Participants will refine how they position ideas, handle challenge and persuade effectively in complex, professional settings.

• What gravitas looks like at senior level - building influence beyond your formal authority
• Using your voice to project confidence and credibility: tone, pace and executive presence
• A structured messaging framework for gaining alignment and buy-in
• Core principles of influence and persuasion in complex organisational environments
• Handling challenge and resistance with authority, composure and impact

Those who attend this course report that they feel:

• Better equipped to gain buy-in on their ideas and vision
• Greater confidence in influencing outcomes