Influence in Action: Navigating Power, Politics and Complex Stakeholder Relationships

Overview

🕮 Off the shelf (OTS)

Target audience:
Middle and senior managers, programme leads and experienced professionals who need to influence across organisational boundaries, navigate complex stakeholder environments and secure support for key initiatives. This workshop is particularly relevant for those who already have a foundation in stakeholder influencing and want to strengthen their impact in politically complex and high-stakes situations.

Pre-requisites:
Learners should have attended Advanced Influencing or have an existing understanding of stakeholder engagement and influencing approaches.

Course description:
Influencing effectively in complex environments requires more than strong communication skills. Leaders and managers are increasingly required to navigate competing priorities, organisational politics, shifting stakeholder interests and challenging relationships while maintaining credibility, professionalism and trust.
This practical workshop builds on the foundations of stakeholder influencing by focusing on how to apply influence successfully in high-stakes and politically complex situations. Through guided self-reflection, practical exercises and real-world scenarios, learners will explore how organisational dynamics, power structures and stakeholder relationships affect decision-making and outcomes.
The workshop examines the role of both formal and informal influence, helping learners identify key decision-makers, understand competing agendas and recognise the networks and relationships that shape organisational activity. Learners will see how to adapt their approach to influence more senior stakeholders, manage resistance and maintain productive relationships during periods of challenge and uncertainty.
Learners will also develop the confidence, presence and emotional intelligence needed to influence effectively under pressure. By applying advanced stakeholder analysis and influencing techniques to real workplace challenges, they will create a practical action plan for strengthening relationships, building support and achieving outcomes in complex environments.

Delivery elements:
• This is a 1-day standalone workshop

Pre-requisites:
• Learners should have attended an influencing skills workshop or have an existing understanding of stakeholder engagement and influencing approaches.