Organizational influence - Moving from good to great by David Mathias at ProductCamp Twin Cities

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Transcript of Organizational influence - Moving from good to great by David Mathias at ProductCamp Twin Cities

MANY OF US SEE OUR INFLUENCE AS…

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…WHEN IT IS REALLY MORE LIKE…

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WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCE?

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Get in groups of 3 or 4 and discuss how you define organizational influence?

WHY SHOULD INFLUENCE MATTER TO YOU?

§  Information work is complex and requires team output §  Products are built by teams, not individuals §  Shipping successful products requires buy-in from

many individuals §  Influence feels good internally

TRADITIONAL WAYS TO EXERCISE INFLUENCE

§  Power à I’m the boss and I said so §  Bribery à pizza anyone §  Noisy à I’ll keep talking until I get my way

PLENTY OF ADVICE…

FIVE WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR INFLUENCE

§  Be positive and nice §  Build deep, genuine relationships §  Listen more than you speak §  Influence the right people §  Understand and act upon people’s true incentives

STAY IN CONTACT

§  Email: [email protected] §  Twitter: @DaveMathias §  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/DaveMathias1 §  Blog: WorkLearnPlay.com

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Thank you Prabhakar Gopalan for inspiration of “How to Build Organizational Influence” at Austin ProductCamp 15