Leading Without Authority
Influence without formal power. The PM skill that changes everything.
Project managers lead teams they don't manage. They need decisions from people who don't report to them. They have to align departments that have conflicting priorities. None of this happens through authority. It happens through influence, and influence is a learnable skill.
For people who lead without the power to mandate
- Project managers who lead teams without formal authority over team members
- Team leads and scrum masters working in cross-functional or matrixed environments
- Professionals moving from individual contributor to leadership roles
- Anyone who needs to get results through people they cannot direct
3 hours. Influence frameworks. Real situations.
Where influence actually comes from when you don't have a hierarchy to lean on. Expertise, relationships, reciprocity, framing, and trust. Mapping the influence you already have.
Why isolated requests fail and coalitions succeed. How to identify allies, neutralize opposition, and frame proposals so people are motivated to engage.
Live practice on real situations participants are facing. Feedback on framing, language, and approach. A personal influence plan for one situation you'll act on this week.
What you will get:
- Identify and activate the sources of influence available to you in your specific context
- Frame requests and proposals so key stakeholders are motivated to engage
- Build coalitions before you need them - not after
- Handle resistance without escalation or loss of credibility
The details
- Duration
- 3 hours · 1 session
- Format
- Online · Live · Ukrainian
- Size
- Max 12 participants
- Instructor
- Victoria Klymenko, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, Authorized PMP & PMI-ACP Instructor
- Corporate
- Available for teams - contact us
- Price
- By request for corporate formats
- PDUs
- 3 PDUs (Power Skills)
Upcoming cohort
Reserve your spot and we will contact you with the start date as soon as the cohort is formed.
Register: Leading Without AuthorityWho leads this program
Victoria Klymenko
PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO
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