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This course has been postponed.
Registration & coffee 9.15
Start 09.45
Lunch 12.45
Close 17.00
This one-day workshop will help library and information managers to increase their influence within their organisation. It will demonstrate the need for influencing skills, provide a toolkit of relevant techniques and give practice in essential skills.

Benefits of attending
By the end of the course participants will have:
  • considered the need to influence others on behalf of their services
  • explored the key elements of influencing
  • practised relevant techniques
  • prepared and presented an ‘elevator pitch’
  • exchanged ideas and experience in a confidential and supportive environment
  • developed an initial action plan

Who should attend?
The workshop is for library and information managers who wish to explore practical ways to influence others.

Programme
  • Influencing skills:
What they mean and why they are increasingly important - questionnaire and discussion
Who do you need to influence? Identifying your key stakeholders
A word about ethics

  • Essential skills:
Reading the runes and building alliances
Different strokes for different folks: How to tailor your influencing strategy for maximum impact

  • Managing upwards and sideways:
    Influencing skills toolkit
    Case study and practical work

  • Maximising our impact: You have 30 seconds!
Practical work on making a successful ‘elevator pitch’

  • How to expand your circle of influence

Action planning session

Participants limited to: 16


Course leader: Beryl Morris

Fee
CILIP personal members: £220 plus VAT £258.50
CILIP organisation members: £265 plus VAT £311.38
Non members: £310 plus VAT £364.25

Updated: 14 July 2008