Masterclass on Leading By Influence

🔘 Not being able to share ideas in a meeting
 
🔘 Not being able to showcase your work  

🔘 Not being able to negotiate a higher salary  

And  
🔘 Not being able to ask for a promotion even when you deserve it  

The answer...

Not being able to communicate assertively!

☑️ You being able to speak your mind

☑️ Your manager valuing your opinion

☑️ Your colleagues looking to you for your suggestions

☑️ You getting visibility and recognition not just at the end of an important project but on a day-to-day basis

☑️ You feeling heard, and valued as a leader who is making an impact

👉🏼 How to present your ideas with impact even if you're an introvert

👉🏼 How to put forth your perspective so people pay attention to what you have to say

👉🏼 How to build good-will with your peers and get acknowledged by them

👉🏼 How to hold people accountable when working with multiple stakeholders especially if they don't report to you

And
👉🏼 How to get your voice heard by the management so that you're recognised for the tangible impact you make at your workplace

Actionable content so you can elevate your ability to speak your mind, and establish yourself as a leader even if you have no direct reports!

Far from it... I take quite a contrarian approach! But you may ask what different could I teach on the age old topic of leadership?  

Well, before leading others...

📌 You need to have absolute clarity of who you are and what you stand for!

A big part of being a good leader is being able to communicate assertively. Most times, one isn't assertive *not* because they're an introvert or lack public-speaking skills...

📌 It's because they lack clarity on the matter being discussed so they aren't able to share their view point on it clearly and assertively.  

Think about it... if you're in a meeting room and all you have to do is stand up and share your name, most people will be able to do it with no problem. But the moment you're told to also share a couple of sentences introducing yourself, either people will talk too much or too little or get tongue-tied!  

Why is that? Because everyone is absolutely clear on what their name is... no problem there. But the moment you're asked to summarise 30 odd years of your life into 2 sentences, the problem begins!  

So you see,

📌 The issue isn't of being shy or not having command over the language... the issue is of clarity!

In this masterclass, I further uncover, and tackle the root-cause, so you don't just get band-aid suggestions of seeming like a leader, but are able to develop an executive-presence inside-out!

Often people mistake these ⤵️ for assertive communication...

👉🏼 Having the gift of the gab

👉🏼 Having a good command over the language

👉🏼 Being loud, forceful or vociferous

Just having the gift of the gab does not translate into leadership skills or your ideas being heard! In fact, it can work against you as you can be viewed as a poor listener!

What assertive communication really is, is to have the discernment of...

👉🏼 What to say

👉🏼 When to say

👉🏼 What to push for  

👉🏼 What to concede

So what stops us from having this discernment?

3 things...

👉🏼 Not knowing enough about the matter at hand (say, you’re in a meeting… often you may not speak up fearing you don’t know enough)  

Or
 
👉🏼 Knowing too much but not able to whittle down to the critical points (say, you’re in a performance review… often you won’t be able to make a case for why you need an increment because you won’t know *what to say*. You have the knowledge of what you worked on all year but aren’t able to distil it down to build your case)  

Or

👉🏼 Constant self-doubt and second-guessing yourself (this is self explanatory and is all-pervasive, isn’t it?) 

📌 Create an executive presence

📌 Get acknowledged by your peers  

📌 Manage stakeholders with finesse  

📌 Get buy-in for your suggestions  

📌 Ensure a seat at the table  

📌 Make an impact in meetings  

And most importantly, increase your visibility, and be heard and valued for your ideas