Win promotions 30 % faster – ethically
Decode hidden power lines to accelerate your next promotion.
What you’ll learn
- Skills proven to work – grounded in latest psychology and organizational research, trusted by professionals.
- Pin-point real decision-makers in < 30 min with the Stakeholder Power Canvas.
- Use Async Influence Loops to get projects green-lit even in hybrid teams.
- Write C-level emails in BLUF format that cut reply time by 52 %.
- Land mentors & executive sponsors who speak your name in promotion talks.
- Defuse bullies or naysayers on the spot with BIFF-E, CARDS, CARE, SBI + I scripts.
- Build a network of allies with the A-B-C Networking Routine.
- Protect your reputation in dilemmas using the 5-Step Ethical Decision Tree.
Course Content
- Introduction to Office Politics – Mindset & Foundations –> 6 lectures • 24min.
- Mapping the Organizational Landscape – Power, Culture, and Stakeholders –> 5 lectures • 20min.
- Building Self-Awareness and Social Astuteness –> 6 lectures • 25min.
- Influence and Communication Strategies – The Art of Persuasion (Ethically) –> 8 lectures • 29min.
- Building and Leveraging Relationships (Networking Inside and Outside) –> 6 lectures • 30min.
- Navigating Ethical Dilemmas and Organizational Change –> 6 lectures • 20min.
- Bringing It All Together – Your Personal Office Politics Strategy –> 5 lectures • 21min.
Requirements
Decode hidden power lines to accelerate your next promotion.
Why this course beats “working harder”?
Great work alone rarely gets you promoted. Formal org charts hide the real power network, and louder (sometimes less-competent) voices win the day. This workplace politics training hands you an ethical influence playbook – rooted in organizational psychology – to turn office politics into your career engine.
Concrete wins you’ll leave with:
- 3 key power players mapped – Stakeholder Canvas completed in 30 minutes
- 2 new strategic allies – Logged in your Networking Tracker within 7 days
- 1 persuasive email + 1 verbal pitch – Each uses ≥ 2 influence principles inside 48 hours
- 1 tough conversation resolved – Documented with BIFF-E / CARDS / CARE / SBI + I frameworks
- 90-day promotion plan – Clear milestones and metrics by course end
How the learning fits busy schedules:
• 42 laser-focused videos (~5 min each)
• 7 downloadable workbooks & checklists
• 6 quizzes for fast reflection
• Captions & mobile-friendly player for commute learning
• Lifetime updates & instructor Q&A
Corporate power dynamics course path:
- Map hidden power in 30 minutes
- Read the room & Zoom – decode alliances you can’t see on org charts
- Secure mentors & executive sponsors who champion you
- Influence asynchronously in hybrid and remote settings
- Write BLUF-style briefs execs can’t ignore
- Neutralise resistance with ready-to-use scripts
- Protect integrity with the Ethical Decision Tree
- Lock habits in with your 90-day action plan
Proof it works:
“I used Kris’s Stakeholder Canvas on Monday morning. By Thursday my cybersecurity budget doubled.”
—Priya S., Product Manager, Fortune 100 Bank
“The BIFF-E script defused a six month conflict in one call.”
—Mark L., Senior Consultant
“The Async Influence Loop cut our executive sign-off time from five days to just 36 hours – even with VPs spread across three time zones. Better still, the approvals stick; no more second guessing or back tracking.”
—Lena M., Senior Project Manager, Global SaaS Company
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