• Live Class

Influencing Without Authority

With Joseph Reed

Learn strategies to influence and build relationships without formal authority. Gain skills to secure resources, foster collaboration, and achieve project goals.

Offered at the following events: see registration for course dates

  • 25—26 August 2026, Newtown Square, PA
  • 16—17 November 2026, Virtual
  • Level
    Intermediate
  • PDUs
    14
  • Duration
    2-Day Training
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Overview

You have probably experienced this frustrating dilemma: How do you exert enough influence to get the job done when you're not given enough authority to do so? If you work in a project environment, you know that you need powerful interpersonal skills to influence team members who are not directly accountable to you. But how?

In this training, you will learn a variety of communications methods to increase effectiveness in a number of situations and across stakeholder groups. You will also gain strategies for influencing and developing valuable relationships to meet program and organizational goals.

Related Topics

  • Communication and Presentation Skills
  • Power Skills
  • Influencing
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    What You'll Learn

    Upon completion of this training, learners will be able to:

    • Express their influence strategy preferences as well as identify influence practices for improvement.
    • Demonstrate practical ways to persuade others and have their voice heard.
    • Apply interpersonal communication skills to build trust and rapport, ask the right questions, and find common ground.
    Instructor(s)

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    PDU Breakdown

    Maintaining a certification? Earn professional development units (PDUs) toward renewal while building valuable skills in this live training course.

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    Total PDUs

    14

    Business Acumen

    0

    Ways of Working

    0

    Power Skills

    14

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    About the Instructor(s)

    • Joseph Reed

      Dr. Joseph Reed is an organizational consultant who provides training and other individual and organizational effectiveness services to corporations and institutions. Joe's involvement with personal and organizational development dates back over twenty years.

      He has had direct managerial experience as a Marine Corps officer, university administrator, and manager of training and development within a financial services corporation. He currently heads J.R. Training, Inc., a training and organizational development consulting firm.

      Dr. Reed has also had experience as a graduate faculty member within the Management & Information Sciences Department at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. He has taught management theory, organizational behavior and strategic management within the University's MBA program.

      Joe's educational experiences include a PhD from Temple University in organizational psychology and a master's degree from Glassboro State College, where he was trained as a counselor.