interactive
Building Influence
Learn the traits, behaviors, and actions that will ignite building influence in your workplace.
Maestro
Updated Jan 26, 2025
What you'll learn
- Understand what influence is and how it differs from persuasion
- Identify common traits and behaviors that influential people exhibit
- Understand why people respond more to certain influencing behaviors than others
- Use specific actions to start building influence with the people around you
Course Description
Working alongside others can be one of the greatest joys—and one of the greatest challenges—of any workplace. Being able to effectively navigate interpersonal interactions in a workplace can set you apart and make working with others significantly more enjoyable. One way you can enhance your workplace interactions is by building influence with the people around you.
In this self-directed course, you’ll learn how influence differs from persuasion, recognize common traits of influential people, and learn how to start building influence with the people in your workplace.
