Discover the Paths to Power

Stanford Graduate School of Business

General Management

About Programme

There is a direct correlation between the understanding and mastery of power dynamics and personal and professional satisfaction and wellbeing. Discover the Paths to Power will build your power skills and teach you how to wield them — for maximum effect and impact.

This self-paced, on-demand online course gives you same-day access to proprietary Stanford GSB research-based content.

Programme Content

Power and politics are inevitable parts of organizational life — have been since the dawn of civilization and almost certainly always will be. Therefore, learning the social science of influence and mastering power skills are crucial determinants of people’s career attainment and their ability to get things done.

This short course on power provides an introduction to some of the most important topics and ideas that we believe are the most useful for accelerating your career and building your power base.

Becoming comfortable with power

Making strategic career moves, including building effective and efficient social networks

Building a personal brand and reputation and getting better known

Effectively handling opposition and conflict

Understanding the benefits of power and some methods of attaining influence

Learning how to position yourself in job roles that enhance your visibility and permit you to build more powerful social networks

Creating a personal brand and reputation and beginning the process of propagating that image more widely

Coming to terms with the inevitability of opposition and conflict and mastering the art and science of how to cope with these more effectively.

This course is offered in four modules and each module extends beyond theory and enables you to put your learnings directly into practice for real-time results. Videos, case studies, simulations, and personal feedback on select assignments will enhance your understanding of course concepts.

Once you pay, you will unlock course material for 60 days and can save select materials for future reference.

Programme Objective

Build and develop your power skills — and know when and how to use them.

Create, grow, and use social networks.

Develop your personal brand and reputation to elevate success.

Think about career moves in progression to control career direction.

Programme Audience

Professionals who wish to expand their networks and use them more effectively

Leaders who want to improve their personal brand and increase their impact

Individuals who want to proactively navigate their own career trajectory

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Prashansa Uttam

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+91 9403890085[email protected]Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm IST

Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Rania Helaihel

+1 (650) 723-3341

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu

Stanford, USA

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