Leadership Power & Influence

Influence is the essence of leadership. But what shapes our ability to influence?

This session explores multiple sources of leadership power including cultural, positional, prestige, and personal. It further helps leaders tune their own power for more impactful results. Understanding your default power as a leader and learning to harness a balanced power based on respect is the key to effective leadership at every level.

Titles grant authority to influence, but the best leaders influence others regardless of their title.

This session walks through the tension between authority and respect, influence and manipulation, empowerment and alignment, reflection and action, discussions and decisions, and more. Through discussion, we'll uncover practical strategies for better balancing your leadership power.

Key Topics:

1. Explore the components of a leader's default power.
2. Understand how your title of authority may hinder your development as a leader.
3. Learn to hone and balance your power to improve your leadership.

About Pete Behrens

Pete Behrens is the Founder and CEO of the Agile Leadership Journey, dedicated to inspiring leaders, empowering teams and driving change to improve business performance. Through education and coaching, they equip leaders to shift mindset and culture so change becomes an asset rather than a liability.

For over three decades, Pete has been guiding organizational development and fostering a network of trusted professionals that do the same. Pete is also the creator and host of the Relearning Leadership podcast. Along with expert guides and his guests, Pete explores leadership challenges, discussing paths for new awareness and growth for leaders to improve their leadership in highly complex and rapidly changing environments.

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