Power and Influence for Positive Impact is a field guide that helps individuals at any stage of their career understand how power reallyworks and develop their own power to gain influence and make an impact—within their professional relationships, organizations, and society at large.

What you will learn

Understand how power really works
Cultivate power to make an impact
Avoid the pitfalls of power
Build networks as a source of power
Assess your organization’s political landscape
Develop influence skills to shift power dynamics
Exercise power ethically and responsibly
Hold the powerful accountable

Syllabus

Power and Influence for Positive Impact is a field guide that helps individuals at any stage of their career understand how power really works and develop their own power to gain influence and make an impact—within their professional relationships, organizations, and society at large.

Leaders interviewed:

Nezuma Ali Mjumbe, Solar Engineer
Pendo Daudi, Director, Barefoot College Zanzibar
Meagan Fallone, Former CEO and Board Member, Barefoot College International
Vikas Birhma, Cofounder and CEO, Gramhal Foundation
Lia Grimanis, Founder and CEO, Up with Women
Vera Cordeiro, Founder and President of the Board, Instituto Dara
Claude Grunitzky, CEO, The Equity Alliance and Chairman, TRUE Africa
Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
Jean Rogers, Founder, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
Umaimah Mendhro, Founder and CEO, VIDA

Learning requirements: In order to earn a Certificate of Completion, participants must thoughtfully complete Modules 1-6 and exercises therein by stated deadlines.

Harvard: Power and Influence for Positive Impact

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