Influencing Others

Influencing Others

1h 5mBeginner2025-09-12

Authors

John Ullmen

John Ullmen

Executive Coach, Professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management

Course details

In today's world, effective influence is a critical skill for everyone. This comprehensive course equips you with strategies and techniques to master the art of influence. John Ulmen, voted the top UCLA professor by executive management students for many years, gives specific, practical guidance on how to influence effectively in even the most intense situations. He also shares the surprising things the best leaders do to exponentially grow their influence over time. John illustrates techniques with real-world examples from his experience coaching global senior leaders for decades. Through engaging videos and interactive role plays, this course shows you how to apply the best influence methods to your real-life scenarios.

Learning objectives
Develop and implement an influence roadmap with concrete steps for any of your influence objectives.
Use actions that influence others in ways that also strengthen your relationships and enhance your reputation at the same time.
Gain a deep understanding of different ways to influence what others think, feel, and do.
Adapt your approach to other people’s unique perspectives, priorities, and perceptions.
Turn objections and resistance into constructive actions that open alternatives, instead of being stuck with rejection.
Influence in ways that motivate and energize others, instead of leaving them drained or annoyed.

Skills covered

Social SellingSalesLeadership SkillsMarketingLeadership and ManagementOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • The pivot point of influence

Before You Influence

  • Gain much more than results
  • Add more influence in any interaction
  • The other side of influence

Gain More Influence

  • Design your influence road map
  • Choose the best why to influence
  • Choose the right who to influence
  • Create your from-to influence story
  • Engage the three allies of influence
  • Influence how they think
  • Influence how they feel
  • Influence what they do
  • Turn objections into actions

Build Strategic Influence

  • Influence by example
  • Influence to inspire

Conclusion

  • The living gift of influence
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