Ep11.1. Leading With Influence with Ally Nitschke

Overwhelm To Owning It with Ally Nitschke

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INTRODUCTION

After a year that saw radical and rapid change, there is a need for a new kind of leader, the kind of leader that can lead with empathy and compassion, can lead a team as a change master, and manage competing priorities with grace. Welcome, The Courageous Leader!

This season of the Overwhelm To Owning It show, will be going through the framework of the Courageous Leader and the skills leaders will need in 2021 and for the future of leadership.

Show Objectives - The Why

This episode we talk about the final intersect, where Self-Aware Leadership meets Organisation-Aware leadership; Leading with Influence. While leading a team is often a matter of position or title. To truly be a leader, where it’s in business, or organisation or even a leader in industry, you need to be able to lead with influence, be influential. Take people on a journey with you. 

Key Issues - Owner Perspective:

As business leaders, and leaders of your teams and life, Understanding why influence is important may seem obvious, you must want other people to think or act as you do. But becoming an influential leader is much more than getting people to do what you want. It’s about making that lasting impact. Driving change. 

What You Need to Know - The What

The differences between transactional influence and transformational influence. 

What You Need to Do - The How

To become an influential leader you need to understand that;

Influence is built upon a foundation of trust

Influence is built upon making others successful

Influence is influenced by likability

Influence is wielded through helping others maintain commitments

Influence is most often possessed by those with authority

To get started you can download our Courageous Leader Audit here. 

Previous Episode: Episode P4.09.4 -Leading with Impact

Next Episode: Episode P4.11.4 - Leading with Influence

Written by Ally Nitschke

Leadership Expert and Courageous Conversations Specialist, Speaker. Director of Made For More and host of the Made For More podcast. Upcoming Author - Courageous Conversations: the $104B problem you’re keeping silent on, and The Rise of The Courageous Leader

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