Driving Change with Influence and Tools
An essential programme for emergent leaders. Develop the stakeholder analysis, influence techniques and communication skills to align people behind change and build momentum that holds.
At a glance
Learning objectives:
- Analyse stakeholders to understand their interests, concerns and motivations.
- Apply influence techniques that build commitment behind change goals.
- Craft targeted communications that drive engagement and prompt action.
- Handle resistance through structured dialogue and well-prepared messaging.
- Drive meaningful change within the leader’s sphere of responsibility.
Who’s it for?
- Emergent leaders tasked with delivering change within their teams or functions.
- Project managers and supervisors needing to secure stakeholder alignment.
- Early-career leaders seeking to develop stronger influence and communication capability.
Even well-designed change fails without stakeholder buy-in. For emergent leaders, the ability to analyse stakeholders, communicate with clarity and influence without authority is directly linked to execution. These are not soft skills. They are the practical mechanisms through which change moves from plan to practice.
Programme Overview
Driving Change with Influence and Tools equips emergent leaders with practical methods to map stakeholders, understand what drives them and craft communications that inspire commitment. Working with real tools throughout, participants develop the capability to align interests, handle resistance and drive change effectively within their area of responsibility. Leaders leave with approaches they can apply immediately to their own projects.
Stakeholder Mapping
Participants apply structured stakeholder analysis tools to identify who holds influence, where resistance is likely and how to prioritise engagement. Practical, applicable and directly relevant to live change work.
Influence Without Authority
The programme builds the capability to gain commitment through communication and positioning, not through hierarchy. A critical skill for emergent leaders operating across organizational boundaries.
Communication That Converts
Participants develop and practise targeted change messages designed to shift stakeholder positions. Messages are crafted around motivation, not just information, making them more likely to generate the engagement leaders need.
Programme Details
Driving Change with Influence and Tools
1-day face-to-face session for stakeholder mapping and communication practice.
Two 2-hour virtual sessions for deeper stakeholder analysis and message development.
Pre-work included to prepare participants before session one.
Globally scalable with local
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Key Outcomes
The following outcomes reflect the practical capability that emergent leaders build across the programme. Each addresses the specific gap between having a change plan and being able to move people behind it: a gap that determines whether change delivers or stalls.
Analyse stakeholders to understand their motivations and concerns.
Apply influence techniques that build commitment without relying on authority.
Map stakeholder positions and identify where engagement is most needed.
Craft targeted communications aligned to what each stakeholder group cares about.
Handle resistance through structured, well-prepared dialogue.
Align interests across different stakeholder groups to build collective momentum.
Drive change effectively within a defined area of responsibility.
Leave with a stakeholder map and communications ready to apply immediately.
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Change Leadership Fundamentals focuses on understanding change dynamics and developing a foundational approach to guiding people through transition. Driving Change with Influence and Tools builds on that foundation by developing the specific communication and stakeholder management skills needed to gain commitment and move change forward. The two programmes work well in sequence.
It is recommended but not required. The programme references the Change Wheel framework, which is introduced in Module 1, and pre-work provides a review of this for those joining without that prior context. Both programmes can be deployed independently or together, depending on your development objectives.
Yes. The stakeholder analysis and influence skills developed in this programme are applicable across a wide range of leadership situations, including project delivery, cross-functional collaboration and everyday management. The change context gives the skills a clear anchor, but the capability transfers broadly.
Yes. The tools and exercises can be contextualised to reflect your organization’s change language, frameworks and specific transformation priorities. For large-scale deployments, this contextualisation significantly increases the relevance and immediate applicability of the learning. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
It sits at the Essential level alongside Change Leadership Fundamentals, completing the foundation for emergent leaders. Participants who develop these skills are well placed to progress to the Advanced programmes: Charting the Change Journey and Activating and Leading Change, as their scope of responsibility grows.
