Harvard: Power and Influence for Positive Impact

Power and Influence for Positive Impact is a field guide that helps individuals at any stage of their career understand how power reallyworks and develop their own power to gain influence and make an impact—within their professional relationships, organizations, and society at large.

What you will learn

• Understand how power really works

• Cultivate power to make an impact

• Avoid the pitfalls of power

• Build networks as a source of power

• Assess your organization’s political landscape

• Develop influence skills to shift power dynamics

• Exercise power ethically and responsibly

• Hold the powerful accountable

Syllabus

Power and Influence for Positive Impact is a field guide that helps individuals at any stage of their career understand how power really works and develop their own power to gain influence and make an impact—within their professional relationships, organizations, and society at large.

Leaders interviewed:

• Nezuma Ali Mjumbe, Solar Engineer

• Pendo Daudi, Director, Barefoot College Zanzibar

• Meagan Fallone, Former CEO and Board Member, Barefoot College International

• Vikas Birhma, Cofounder and CEO, Gramhal Foundation

• Lia Grimanis, Founder and CEO, Up with Women

• Vera Cordeiro, Founder and President of the Board, Instituto Dara

• Claude Grunitzky, CEO, The Equity Alliance and Chairman, TRUE Africa

• Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green

• Jean Rogers, Founder, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

• Umaimah Mendhro, Founder and CEO, VIDA

Learning requirements: In order to earn a Certificate of Completion, participants must thoughtfully complete Modules 1-6 and exercises therein by stated deadlines.