Centrica – Senior Leader Development Programme

ELECTIVE MODULE Managing Self

Personal Impact and Influence Aim In the visibility of leadership, it matters how you are seen and heard – in the room or online. This elective aims to expand your choices for positive impact and influence to create maximum engagement and commitment with a range of stakeholders and environments. Learning objectives 1. ‘Being yourself’ with increased skill in owning your authority, expertise, role at the table. 2. Unlock your hidden talent, build your presence and gravitas. 3. Increase your confidence and command with a range of influencing tactics for different intentions and results. Practice • An opportunity to practice gaining commitment using different influencing styles and getting feedback in a highly supportive and safe environment. • Experience a range of preparation tools for self and content in range of scenarios. • Reading the room, knowing your audience, aligning intention with your communication. • Practice speaking on message with clarity, confidence, and purpose and get feedback. • Experience techniques for physical presence, a voice of influence, and projection of energy, belief, passion. Being audience and performer. Getting feedback in a safe and supportive environment. Action plan • Create personal preparation checklist for impact and influence for key scenarios. • Practice distilling complex content and messages to be clear and confident. • Try exercising a different approach or tactic outside your ‘default’ style for your next key conversation / challenge.

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