Maximize Your Leadership Impact
We are back for another summer of special training and professional development to grow your skill sets for all emerging and established global leaders. The 2025 series consists of four webinars delivered online and recorded for members to view at their convenience, PLUS a unique certificate program where you can earn a credential from The League. Learn more about the certificate HERE.
Webinar #2 Lead from Where You Are and How to be a Good Influencer
Being a good influencer means you don’t need a leadership position to make a leadership impact. You influence your environment, your team, your peers – right from your current role. Leadership is more about attitude and actions than job titles.
The Challenge:
You may not always have formal power or a title, so it can be hard to get people to listen or take you seriously. People may question your intentions or wonder, “Who are you to lead?” Especially if they see you as a peer or junior. Without a leadership role, you might not have access to tools, budgets, or decision-making platforms. And, imposter syndrome may hit hard. You might wonder if your voice matters or if you’re stepping out of line.
The Impact (of Not Addressing It):
Organizations as a whole may find innovation, creativity, and progress slow down because no one’s stepping up. Personally, when you want to lead or influence but feel blocked or ignored, it leads to frustration or burnout. Workplaces can become toxic if positive influencers stay silent and louder (but less constructive) voices fill the space. And in the long run, if people don’t develop leadership skills early on, it makes the jump into actual leadership roles harder later.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn effective communication and influence techniques
- Consider strategies for taking initiative and owning outcomes, even in the absence of formal authority.
- Craft a plan to manage upward and sideways influence
- Navigate resistance and setbacks with resilience and emotional regulation.
Host: Dr. Maureen Manning (she/her) SVP of Strategy & Insight, The PIE News
Special Guests: Zac Mcinnes, VP Campus Partnerships, WorldStrides & Kelly McGee, Executive Director, Global Programs Denison University
MORE INFORMATION: The Global Leadership League and our Advocate partner The PIE have teamed up to offer this webinar as part of The League Summer Series and Certificate Program to help you enter the new academic year empowered and ready to rock-n-roll.
As international educators, our roles encompass a range of skills that contribute to effective decision-making and the overall success of our team. We also know that being an effective professional means we must have the ability to influence, guide and inspire.
Take time for your professional development by adapting new skills to take the next step and stay ahead of the challenges ahead.
In the 2025 summer series you will learn how to:
- Keep Yourself Out of the Red Zone - Dealing with Uncertainty & Conflict
- Lead from Where You Are and How to be a Good Influencer
- Integrate AI & Tech – Tools for Global Educators
- Prioritize Time and Decisions – Steps Toward More Control and Better Outcomes
This summer series consists of four webinars PLUS the opportunity to complete a certificate program where you will engage with a professional learning workbook and meet in a few chat rooms to discuss. This is an amazing space to reflect, apply webinar learning to your specific role and organization, share your knowledge and expand networks. League members can attend the webinars for free and pay just $99 for the full certificate program including the online chats. Non-members cost is $349 for both the webinars and the certificate combined (there is no webinar-only option).
To support team participation, League members can register in groups of five for the cost of four – just select and pay for that special category within the certificate event.
Please note you must register for EACH webinar and the Certificate program so that we can ensure you receive all the appropriate log in details. Start your registration for each event at our events page.
Your guides for this amazing Summer Workshop and Certificate Series
Sarah E. Spencer, Founder, OnPoint Global Strategies & Coaching and Sr. Leader at the Global Leadership League
Cynthia Banks, Faculty of Business, University of Colorado Boulder and Sr. Leader at the Global Leadership League
