High-Impact Leadership and Influence Skills

The DIXONTECH High-Impact Leadership and Influence Skills programme equips leaders with advanced capabilities to lead with credibility, influence decisions, and inspire performance across organizations. The course integrates global leadership frameworks, behavioural science, emotional intelligence, and influence psychology to help participants shape culture, build trust, and drive results through authentic communication and strategic leadership presence.

TRAINING TOPICS

• Leadership presence and credibility development
• Psychology of influence and ethical persuasion
• Emotional intelligence and behavioural awareness
• Influential communication and executive storytelling
• Power dynamics and stakeholder influence
• Coaching, motivation, and performance leadership

BY THE END OF THIS TRAINING COURSE, DELEGATES WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Lead with confidence, credibility, and influence
• Inspire trust and loyalty across teams and stakeholders
• Influence decisions across hierarchical levels
• Apply emotional intelligence in leadership situations
• Communicate vision with clarity and authenticity
• Manage resistance and conflict constructively
• Strengthen leadership impact and organizational alignment

TRAINING IS TAILORED TO

• Senior and middle managers
• Executives and directors
• Project and programme leaders
• HR and leadership development professionals
• Strategy and business development managers
• Department heads and supervisors
• High-potential and emerging leaders

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The DIXONTECH methodology combines leadership diagnostics, experiential learning, real-world simulations, and feedback-driven coaching. Participants engage in influence labs, leadership role-plays, and practical case challenges designed to transform leadership behaviour and influence effectiveness in real organizational contexts.

DAY 1

LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS AND HIGH-IMPACT MINDSET

• Understanding leadership influence and credibility
• Exploring leadership identity and personal vision
• Assessing current leadership impact and style
• Defining the characteristics of high-impact leaders
• Balancing authority, empathy, and authenticity
• Building confidence and executive presence
• Self-awareness as the foundation of influence

DAY 2

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INFLUENCE AND PERSUASION

• Understanding influence dynamics in organizations
• Applying persuasion principles (Cialdini model)
• Recognizing emotional and cognitive decision drivers
• Using influence ethically and strategically
• Building rapport and trust quickly
• Leveraging power and authority positively
• Creating sustainable behavioural change

DAY 3

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND RELATIONSHIP MASTERY

• Applying emotional intelligence to leadership practice
• Reading emotions and managing reactions effectively
• Enhancing empathy and interpersonal sensitivity
• Building trust and psychological safety
• Managing difficult personalities and relationships
• Strengthening emotional resilience under pressure
• Practicing feedback and empathy in real scenarios

DAY 4

INFLUENTIAL COMMUNICATION AND STORYTELLING

• Crafting messages that inspire and persuade
• Using storytelling to communicate vision and purpose
• Enhancing vocal presence and non-verbal impact
• Structuring influence-driven presentations
• Handling objections with confidence and composure
• Adapting messages to audience motivation
• Practicing real-world influence conversations

DAY 5

LEADING WITH IMPACT, PERFORMANCE, AND LEGACY

• Inspiring continuous motivation and engagement
• Coaching others for growth and accountability
• Managing performance through influence, not control
• Sustaining influence during change and uncertainty
• Developing an authentic leadership brand
• Measuring leadership impact and reputation
• Creating a personal leadership and influence roadmap