| Unleashing the Power of IT by Developing the Human Side of Technology and Changing the Conversation About Strategy, Culture and Talent |
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O&A Announces a New Workshop on Influence, Diplomacy and Organizational Agility |
| Today’s IT executives are expected to drive innovation and thought leadership as organizations face digital transformation and an accelerating industry disruption cycle. Hierarchical organizations and IT control of technology are giving way to IT in an advisory role with more collaborative relationships. Cross-functional teams, joint projects and company politics blur the lines of authority.
This challenging work environment can bring chaos, confusion and conflict at a time when all IT professionals need to build trust, credibility and respect with their business partners. Unfortunately, this is exactly the time that many IT folks will resort to their technical comfort zone.
Dealing with workplace dilemmas is an unavoidable fact of life, no matter where you sit on the company org chart. Many IT folks experience office challenges because they fail to realize that managing their work environment is just as important as managing their daily technical tasks and projects.
IT professionals who recognize the need to build high-level support are able to develop key alliances, deal with opposition and influence critical decisions. They are more likely to be perceived as high performing leaders, according to research, and move ahead in their careers.
O&A developed this engaging, highly interactive and fast paced workshop to provide you with the awareness, skills and tools to apply influence, diplomacy and agility in your complex work environment. And you’ll see how these will help your IT organization move up the IT Maturity Curve and become recognized as Innovative Anticipators.
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| AT THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:
- Read the currents, decision networks and power players in your organization
- Utilize a range of influence strategies for leading a new direction, breaking through barriers and accessing powerful people
- Operate in the best interest of the client and company while increasing your own ability to influence others
- Display confidence, credibility and trustworthiness
- Demonstrate flexibility in adapting to changing situations and overcoming obstacles
- Sense others’ emotions, understand their perspective, and take an active interest in their concerns
- Recognize your own emotional triggers and keep disruptive emotions under control
- Understand others’ personal interests, motives and business WIIFMs to build relationships with influential people
- Recognize individual and group dynamics and tailor messages to appeal to and gain commitment from individuals and groups
- Build a clear picture of the people in the organization who can affect outcomes
- Understand and maneuver the political, social, cultural climate of the organization
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| Building Your Influence, Diplomacy and Organizational Agility
We will help you become adept at the skills needed to influence without direct authority. During this highly interactive, two-day workshop, our goal is to expand your radar screen and increase your comfort zone when dealing with challenges and dilemmas in the workplace.
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| Changing the Conversation
O&A focuses on Developing the Human Side of Technology. We prepare every member of the IT team to take their game to the next level, becoming Strategic Partners and Innovative Anticipators ™. We are changing the conversation about IT strategy, culture and talent by employing the new "core" competencies and an attitude of "we ARE the business." |
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