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Nailing It! – A Systematic Approach to Career Success

Nailing It! – A Systematic Approach to Career Success. By David Wilson. Why is managing our career so difficult today?. Pace of change Scale of change Pressure all around Complex matrix structures. Leading to:- Uncertainty Confused agendas Fragmented power. Career Success = Influence.

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Nailing It! – A Systematic Approach to Career Success

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  1. Nailing It! – A Systematic Approach to Career Success By David Wilson

  2. Why is managing our career so difficult today? • Pace of change • Scale of change • Pressure all around • Complex matrix structures • Leading to:- • Uncertainty • Confused agendas • Fragmented power

  3. Career Success = Influence • Who becomes more important than what • Stakeholder engagement is key • The IT Manager, the HR Director and the Coach

  4. Simple Process, Profound Results

  5. Step 1: Focus:Assess your priorities and focus your Influencing Goal • Top priority for you • Requires many people to think, feel or act differently • Need to overcome tough opposition • Plan of action over several months • Important to other people as well. • Needs one person to say yes • Can be achieved in one meeting • Belongs to someone else • Easily understandable logic which everyone can agree to • More of a wish

  6. Step 2: Identify:Work out which stakeholders can have the biggest impact • Bosses • Workers • Advisers • Suppliers • Movers and Shakers • Disrupters

  7. Step 3 : Analyse: Map the position of each stakeholder • Relationship: • Trust • Openness • Frequency • Agreement: • Benefit • Agreement • Activity

  8. Step 3 : Analyse: Map the position of each stakeholder • Relationship: • Trust • Openness • Frequency • Agreement: • Benefit • Agreement • Activity

  9. Step 4 : Plan: Decide your strategy for increasing buy-in Concentrate on impact Shift the greys Move up and right Movements inside the boxes Advocates are top priority Critics make great opponents Ignore your Enemies Remember the indirect routes

  10. Step 5 : Engage: Adapt your approach to influence your stakeholders • Tactics • Inspirational Appeals • Consultation • Rational Persuasion • Ingratiation • Personal Appeals • Exchange • Pressure • Legitimating • Coalition • Skills • Self-Awareness • Understanding Others • Understanding Groups • Influencing Individuals • Influencing Groups • Networking • Building Trust • Styles • Sociability & Networking • Determination • Emotional Control • Tact & Diplomacy

  11. The Gautrey Group | Any Questions? • Services • Executive Coaching • Group Facilitation • Development Workshops • Consultancy • Online assessments Unless you ask you’ll never know, just how much we could help you www.gautreygroup.com | +44 (0) 20 7692 0605 For regular practical ideas on how to be more influential, follow The Influence Blog: www.learntoinfluence.com www.gautreygroup.com

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