Harvard: Power and Influence for Positive Impact

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.