What is the Influence across more business units course about?
Even when your frameworks are sound, they stall at the edges of your team. Adoption outside your direct scope relies on persuasion, not repeatable design. That means slower impact, redundant work, and missed visibility with leadership.
What situation is the Influence across more business units for?
Even when your frameworks are sound, they stall at the edges of your team. Adoption outside your direct scope relies on persuasion, not repeatable design. That means slower impact, redundant work, and missed visibility with leadership.
Who is the Influence across more business units course for?
Senior Manager in financial services governance, risk, or compliance who has proven effectiveness in their domain but wants broader organizational impact.
What do you take away from the Influence across more business units course?
Design governance outputs that are self-adopted by other teams Earn consistent buy-in from regional and functional leads Position updates so they’re implemented without escalation Replicate your approach across asset classes and geographies Increase visibility with leaders outside your core function.
How does this map to your situation?
You’ve built a strong local framework but want broader use Peers outside your team resist adopting your approach Regional teams customize your work, creating drift Leadership asks for wider impact without more resources.
What's included with your purchase?
12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters) Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access 30-day money-back guarantee.
What does the Influence across more business units cover on delivery and format?
Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access. Time investment: 45, 60 minutes per week for 12 weeks, with asynchronous access for review and implementation.
How does this compare to the alternatives?
Unlike generic governance courses, this program focuses on influence mechanics proven in multi-divisional financial institutions. It replaces broad overviews with specific, field-tested templates and rollout strategies for practitioners already delivering quality work.
Closely related courses: Influence across more business units, Influence Across More Operational Units.
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A tailored course, built for your situation
Influence across more business units at Macquarie
How senior practitioners extend their reach without additional headcount
The situation this course is for
Even when your frameworks are sound, they stall at the edges of your team. Adoption outside your direct scope relies on persuasion, not repeatable design. That means slower impact, redundant work, and missed visibility with leadership.
Who this is for
Senior Manager in financial services governance, risk, or compliance who has proven effectiveness in their domain but wants broader organizational impact.
Who this is not for
Individuals looking for entry-level compliance training or those without decision influence in their current role.
What you walk away with
- Design governance outputs that are self-adopted by other teams
- Earn consistent buy-in from regional and functional leads
- Position updates so they’re implemented without escalation
- Replicate your approach across asset classes and geographies
- Increase visibility with leaders outside your core function
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
- The shift from control to enablement
- Three models of influence in finance
- When mandate fails and influence wins
- Case: APAC liquidity policy rollout
- Designing for autonomy not approval
- Signals of organic adoption
- How central teams lose traction
- From gatekeeper to multiplier
- The cost of over-centralization
- Benchmark: adoption timelines
- What 'buy-in' really means
- Patterns of repeatable influence
- Writing policies for self-service
- Versioning without confusion
- Jurisdiction-specific annotations
- Template: cross-border risk register
- Handling local exceptions
- Reducing 'customization debt'
- Clarity vs. rigidity tradeoff
- Labelling assumptions clearly
- When to lock, when to flex
- Header structures that guide use
- Naming conventions that scale
- Audit trail portability
- The myth of 'selling up'
- Designing for peer trust
- Embedding credibility triggers
- Using existing workflows as carriers
- Low-friction onboarding
- Signals of peer-led adoption
- Avoiding the 'not invented here' trap
- Adoption through familiarity
- Peer validation loops
- Template: rollout comms pack
- Measuring organic uptake
- Case: EMEA to LATAM transfer
- Collecting input without burden
- Routing feedback to source
- Closing the loop visibly
- Template: monthly signal report
- Common patterns across regions
- Upgrading based on field use
- Credit attribution mechanics
- Avoiding central bottleneck
- Scaling learning not control
- Tracking adoption velocity
- Measuring quality lift
- Case: dual-control rule refinement
- The adoption window after launch
- Pre-announcing for readiness
- Framing as enablement not constraint
- Timing with fiscal cycles
- Using peer success as proof
- Subject line psychology
- Template: change brief
- Handling 'why now'
- Reducing cognitive load
- Default opt-in patterns
- Routing through champions
- Case: cyber risk threshold update
- Choosing what to delegate
- Training vs. design clarity
- Guardrails that scale
- Template: delegation checklist
- Auditability of local use
- Maintaining version control
- Regional extension patterns
- When to reclaim control
- Feedback from delegates
- Scoring local adherence
- Reputation of delegated teams
- Case: Asia compliance lead rollout
- Mapping to planning cycles
- Aligning with budget reviews
- Tying to audit calendars
- Leveraging leadership forums
- Using existing dashboards
- Syncing with risk committees
- Pacing change with quarters
- Template: rhythm alignment map
- Avoiding change fatigue
- Measuring rhythm fit
- Signs of misalignment
- Case: capital allocation cycle
- The self-serve threshold
- Reducing onboarding friction
- Template: starter kit
- Guided configuration paths
- Common setup pitfalls
- Clarity scoring
- FAQ-driven design
- Video-free learning paths
- Searchable reference design
- Adoption checkpoint list
- Measuring independence
- Case: onboarding new desks
- Adoption vs. compliance
- Counting downstream use
- Tracking template reuse
- Measuring peer citations
- Input from outside teams
- Credit in external deliverables
- Leads requesting access
- Template: influence dashboard
- Signal vs. noise in feedback
- Benchmarking reach growth
- Case: policy citation analysis
- Avoiding vanity metrics
- Common core vs. variable layer
- Template: modular design
- Asset-class decision gates
- Handling illiquid assets
- Liquidity risk integration
- Regulatory overlay mapping
- Cross-asset consistency
- Stress test alignment
- Valuation impact checks
- Case: infrastructure equity rule
- Debt covenant integration
- Commodities volatility handling
- Quality decay signals
- Automated consistency checks
- Template: review protocol
- Version diffusion risks
- Central oversight minimal touch
- Peer validation workflows
- Clarity of escalation paths
- Documentation completeness
- Audit readiness at scale
- Case: global policy drift
- Scoring framework health
- Reversion tracking
- The tipping point of adoption
- Signs of organic demand
- Peer-led improvement cycles
- Template: feedback welcome note
- Credit sharing mechanics
- Leadership recognition patterns
- Internal advocacy growth
- Reducing central work over time
- Scaling through others’ efforts
- Case: KYC process adoption
- Sustaining momentum
- Next horizon of reach
How this maps to your situation
- You’ve built a strong local framework but want broader use
- Peers outside your team resist adopting your approach
- Regional teams customize your work, creating drift
- Leadership asks for wider impact without more resources
Before vs. after
What's included with your purchase
- 12 modules with 12 chapters each (144 chapters)
- Downloadable templates and worked examples for every module
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Delivery and format
- Course and learning environment access provisioned within 24 hours of purchase
- Hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access
Format: Text-based modules and chapters in the Art of Service learning environment, plus downloadable templates and worked examples for every chapter, plus the hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Time investment: 45, 60 minutes per week for 12 weeks, with asynchronous access for review and implementation.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic governance courses, this program focuses on influence mechanics proven in multi-divisional financial institutions. It replaces broad overviews with specific, field-tested templates and rollout strategies for practitioners already delivering quality work.
Frequently asked
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.