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Prabhakar Gopalan
August 26, 2015
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Transcript
Prabhakar Gopalan META SKILLS INFLUENCE ORGANIZATIONAL Build HOW TO
Knowledge Work is inter-disciplinary requires both breadth & depth, in
a wide range of subjects
To succeed at work you need both Maker Skills and
Meta Skills
Influence is the hardest Meta Skill to acquire and practice
are caught in this vortex competing organizational priorities. You
How do you drive organizational alignment?
Here are some standard techniques available to you…
Bribes Flattery Beer Gifts Authority Email from Boss Screaming Executive
Open Threats Software MBOs JIRA, Trello Slack
These will all inevitably eventually fall short of what you
want.
And let’s not forget books like these…
I applied many of the Book techniques…
But when I went to that important meeting was always
different and unexpected reality
So I threw all the frameworks, books, and processes out
and relied on improvisation
And started looking inward
3 things worked for me and could work for you
too. (Ah yes, the irony of coming up with another list!)
We can’t really influence anyone but ourselves!
On influencing Self
We need to latch on to a higher Purpose
On Servant Leadership
better version of ourselves We need to chase a
On Leadership & Self-Deception
Thank You! Visit pgconsulting.com for more