476: 45.09 Michael Watkins - Mapping the influence landscape

NUGGET CONTEXT Michael speaks about the criticality of navigating the influence landscape especially when one gets into a Corporate Diplomacy challenge where things get done more through influence than through authority. To get things done, one needs to work through the network of allies that one has in the system. Michael speaks about some of the elements of transition involved here and talks about why engineers often struggle with this. GUEST Prof D. Watkins is Professor of Leadership and Organisational Change at IMD Lausanne in Switzerland. He has been a Professor at The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, The Harvard Business School and INSEAD in France. He is one of the leading experts on accelerating transitions and is the author of two highly relevant books for leaders in transition. 1) The First 90 Days – Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all levels 2) Master your next move – The Leader’s guide to successfully Navigating Major Career Transitions