From Powerless to Powerful: Expand Your Circle of Influence

Powerlessness Is an Illusion – Here’s How to Regain Control

In this week’s post, you’ll learn how you and your team can become more proactive by expanding your circle of influence. I’ll cover:

1. The obstacle to building ownership within your team

2. How to reclaim your power with the Circle of Influence

3. How to use the Circle of Influence

4. Personal activity – and template

5. Team exercise – and template

The Challenge to Building An Ownership Mentality

Almost every leader I know wants their teams to act like owners – to be proactive and accountable for results.

At first glance, it seems simple. Promote a culture of ownership and decentralize decision making, right?

So, why aren’t all employees already acting like owners?

Consider this scenario. You’ve joined a company-wide change initiative and sat through countless meetings and discussions, but nothing ever gets implemented. You’ve offered solutions to improve communication in a cross-functional team, only to face resistance from department leaders. These uphill battles gradually wear you down.

As a consultant, I…