1. Babson College offers a residential five-day executive development program,
Leadership and Influence, exploring vision, teamwork and other leadership competencies needed to influence at all levels of an organization. This highly experiential program is for managers who have direct reports managing others, and combines videos, case discussions, role plays, simulations, and a day of leadership problem-solving activities linked to
Influence without Authority and post-heroic concepts. Participants request confidential questionnaire feedback on leadership style from peers and direct reports, and utilize the results at the program. With a faculty team led by Allan Cohen, the program has also been customized for numerous companies. More information is available from Babson Executive Education, Babson Park, MA 02157-0310, Phone: 781-239-4354 or Toll-Free Phone: 800-882-EXEC, or
http://www.babson.edu/bee. E-mail:
[email protected].
2. Stanford Graduate School of Business offers a residential five-day
Executive Program in Leadership: The Effective Use of Power, designed to help experienced managers put effective, collaborative methods of leadership to work for their organizations. Participants will discover how to develop and maintain vision and power by tapping into their team’s valuable leadership potential and will gain hands-on experience through videos, case discussions, role plays, and simulations, linked to
Influence without Authority and post-heroic concepts. Participants request confidential questionnaire feedback on leadership style from peers and direct reports, and utilize the results at the program. With a faculty team led by David Bradford, the program runs in the summer and has also been customized for numerous companies. More information is available from Stanford Executive Education, 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305-5015,
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/exed/lead/. Phone: 650-723-3341 or Toll-Free Phone: 866-542-2205.
4. Custom training by Allan Cohen, David Bradford, or several associates has been designed for half-day, one-day, and two-day programs. These can stand alone or be integrated into longer executive development programs. Contacts:
[email protected] or
[email protected].
Keynote speeches, inspirational or informational talks on influence, and various applications are available from Allan Cohen or David Bradford. Contacts as above.
A 360-degree instrument on influence, or on influence and leadership, tied to the concepts in Influence without Authority and/or our leadership book, Power Up, is available. The questions ask colleagues, subordinates, and boss(es) how the person is doing now, and how the respondent would prefer the person to behave. All questions are tied to actions that can be changed, so that the results are practical and connected to what people want. Sample questions are available at http://influencewithoutauthority.com.
Extended examples and analyses of people who have exercised or need to exercise influence are available at the website at http://influencewithoutauthority.com.
