Leading Beyond any Title: The Science of Motivation | How Leaders Can Influence Their Own Bosses
Leadership isn’t just about guiding teams—it’s also about navigating upward relationships. Whether you’re influencing senior executives, advocating for your team’s needs, or aligning with organizational priorities, managing up is a crucial leadership skill.
What if, instead of reacting to leadership decisions, you could shape them?
Explore topics such as:
- Understanding your boss’s leadership style and decision-making process.
- How to communicate ideas in a way that gains executive buy-in.
- Managing expectations, priorities, and feedback with senior leaders.
- Common mistakes in managing up—and how to avoid them.
If you want to become more influential, increase visibility, and drive impact beyond your immediate team, this session will give you the strategies to lead not just down, but up.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.