'Influencing without Authority' is one of the most invisible skill needed for your career success. It is an invisible skill is because you would never see this expressed anywhere as an important skill – neither in a job description, nor in your annual goals/KPIs. And yet, time and again, we see people around us who do very well in their careers because they know how to influence without authority. It becomes even more important when your work has a lot of interdependence on other people, especially those, whom you don’t have any authority on - either direct authority – like they don’t report into you or indirect authority– like you and them don’t have a common boss, or you two are not in the same department. 

This episode is divided into three parts. In part 1, we review the key skills you need to possess or develope to be good at this. In part 2, we will look at some short-term tactics, at a transactional basis, typylically when you need someone’s help at a very short notice. In Part 3, which is probably the most important, we will see some long term measures, which are useful if there is a specific employee with whom you have regular work dependencies.