Influence Matters
Influence is a natural human behaviour and, know it or not, we use our power to influence all the time. How we choose to influence at work plays a powerful role in driving organisational culture, employee wellbeing and business success.
Positively or negatively, a leader’s style is always influential. Positively or negatively, so is everyone else’s. Our workplaces are social spaces defined by the nature of our human behaviours and interactions at all levels - not just top down. Take a look at the stats:
Negative peer influence increases employee turnover by up to 63%
Positive peer influence reduces burnout by 15-30%
Negative peer influence reduces team innovation by up to 20%
Positive peer influence improves team collaboration by up to 30%
RISE is Be Company’s unique model of influence. It is made up of four key styles:
Reactive influence
Inspiring influence
Sabotaging influence
Empowering influence
Understanding these four styles of influence and developing positive influencing skills across the whole organisation opens up exciting opportunities to:
Galvanise and focus everyone’s positive energy on a shared vison and purpose
Co-create an organisational culture that feels psychologically safe for everyone
Improve team work and collaboration
Enhance employee wellbeing
Become better problem solvers and innovators, personally and together
Take more informed risks, personally and together
Improve how feedback is given and received
Reduce financial costs by improving staff engagement and retention
Improve succession planning by developing and growing new and emerging managers and leaders internally
The bad news is that the effects of negative influence, if unchecked, spread more rapidly than positive influence. They can also be very hard to overcome. This can lead to what is sometimes called a ‘toxic culture’. The good news is that the more everyone at work understands the power of influence and chooses to practice positive influence, the sooner this becomes your norm at work, the sooner culture shifts from bad to great.
Contact Nicola to explore how to make positive influence your norm at work.