Top 7 Ways to Become a More Influential Project Manager
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- Do people listen when you speak, and take your advice when you offer it? Part of growing, as a Project Manager, is becoming more influential. Here are seven of my top tips.
Raising your level of influence is often a matter of changing perceptions about yourself. How can you grow in workplace stature, to get ahead of your peers?
1. Posture
A confident posture is the starting place for taking charge. Stand or sit upright and face the person you are talking with, so they know they have your attention. Practice controlling all of those little actions, called "tells", that signal a lack of confidence. These include all types of fidgeting or shifting on your feet or chair. All forms of self-contact, like adjusting your collar, jewelry, cuffs, or hair indicate nervousness.
2. Become an authority
This is not quite the same as being an expert. An expert knows more than other people about something. As an authority, you will be the person people go to for answers and recommendations - maybe because you are an expert, or maybe because you can evaluate what experts say or interpret it for the rest of us. Cultivate the ability to see through to the marrow of a topic and ask incisive questions.
3. Focus
Avoid spreading yourself too thinly. Have the confidence to know what your niche is and get yourself known for that. Ironically, the narrower your focus, the more credible you become. If you want to spread yourself more widely, find a unifying theme.
4. Silence
Cultivate the art of powerful silence. When they stop speaking, take time to think through your response. Your silence says "I was listening, now I am thinking". Make them wait for you. If they feel nervous and fill the gap, then your stature will grow. When you finish speaking, stop and wait. The more deliberately you speak, the more confident you sound.
5. Process
When everyone gets hooked up on a problem, a dispute, or a tricky decision, focus on finding a process that will deliver the answer. Leadership is controlling the process. Set the emotional tone and establish a structure, and let the others follow your process to the answer. They will sense you knew all along where they were headed, but were too generous to leap in and tell them.
6. Evaluate
Take nothing at face value. Use your silences to evaluate what you see and hear and offer insightful feedback that says "I'm thinking ahead, I see further, I see deeper". Congratulate people when they get it right and ask careful questions that probe gaps in their thinking when they don't.
7. Respect
Learn to say "NO" to requests. This is difficult: you got where you are by saying "yes" and delivering. Now there are too many calls on your time, and saying yes to all of them makes you a doormat, not a hero. So practice making a Noble Objection and stay strategic in your choices about when to say "yes".
I’ve drawn these tips from my book ‘How to Influence in any Situation’ - the second edition of Brilliant Influence: geni.us/dAS7
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Here are 7 simple tips to help ensure that people will listen when you speak.
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Awesome points and they really difference , thanks
Thanks, Sami, you're welcome.
Focus, Silence, and Respect spoke the strongest to my journey to lead without authority. Thank you, Mike. Thank you for this impactful recording and guidance.
You are so welcome
Well said Mike
Thank you, Ali.
Thanks a lot Dr.Mike for the informative video
My pleasure, Ibrahim.
I love this channel. I feel like I have a mentor, I can go to when needed.
That's great to hear - thank you.
very helpful advice indeed
Glad you think so!
Thank you very much Mike 🙏🏽. These are great resources. I need a favor if you could assist me with. Could you recommend any practical book to learn “Assertive communication and Phrases with practical situations” - esp working with difficult people. Not a fan of a thick theory books- just need a concise one with practical scenarios. Also this is a suggestion you to make such videos. Thank you again & stay safe!
Here are my recommendations:
1. Two videos on my other channel:
- Assertiveness - What are Passive, Aggressive & Assertive Behavior? ruclips.net/video/KmrokQdsjTA/видео.html
- Assertiveness - Recognize Passive, Aggressive, & Assertive Behaviors ruclips.net/video/wq16lBNx_L0/видео.html
There are plenty of other videos on that channel that will help you, so do check it out. The style is very similar to the video you just watched.
2. Two great books that hit different aspects of your request:
- Assertiveness At Work (a fabulous book) geni.us/m0bAPg
- Dealing with Difficult People (another great book) geni.us/uaBEjq
@@Onlinepmcourses Thank you very much 🙏🏽
Great one 👌
Thank you! Cheers!