A tailored course, built for your situation
Influence Across More Business Units and Regions
Expand the footprint of your consulting leadership with structured influence beyond your immediate scope
$199 one-time
24-hour access provisioning
30-day money-back guarantee
Hand-built implementation playbook
12 modules. 12 chapters per module. 144 chapters total.
12 modules, each with 12 chapters (144 chapters total), text-based, plus downloadable templates and a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access.
Who this is for
Senior consulting leader driving multi-client, cross-functional technology services with influence beyond direct reports
Who this is not for
Individual contributors without leadership scope, practitioners outside consulting services, or those not interfacing with global delivery or executive planning
What you walk away with
- Position advisory inputs that get pulled into regional operating reviews
- Shape scoping decisions in lines of business outside your direct control
- Embed repeatable practices that travel across geographies without rework
- Secure unsolicited invitations to strategic planning sessions in adjacent units
- Anchor stakeholder updates in shared objectives, not status reporting
The 12 modules (with all 144 chapters)
Module 1. Mapping Influence Currents Across the Organization
Identify where decisions are made across business units and which channels carry weight, then align your inputs to those flows without overextending.
12 chapters in this module
- Recognizing decision gravity centers
- Spotting informal influence hubs
- Tracking cross-regional handoffs
- Mapping communication cadences
- Identifying trusted broker roles
- Locating strategic inflection points
- Noticing pattern reuse across clients
- Pinpointing escalation triggers
- Observing peer-level advocacy
- Detecting resource allocation shifts
- Logging executive attention cycles
- Benchmarking input absorption rates
Module 2. Positioning Insights Ahead of Formal Requests
Learn how to deliver foresight before asks are made, increasing uptake across geographies and functional silos.
12 chapters in this module
- Anticipating planning cycle timing
- Aligning with budget rhythm
- Pre-framing trade-off discussions
- Packaging insights for re-use
- Designing self-service input formats
- Using client outcomes as proof vectors
- Timing delivery ahead of deadlines
- Building credibility stacks
- Linking to strategic KPIs
- Reducing cognitive load for recipients
- Creating pull through clarity
- Validating assumptions silently
Module 3. Building Credibility That Travels
Develop artifact and communication patterns that retain authority when shared beyond original context.
12 chapters in this module
- Designing portable recommendations
- Using neutral framing consistently
- Embedding audit-ready sourcing
- Standardizing evidence presentation
- Removing location-specific references
- Calibrating tone for broad consumption
- Including translation-ready summaries
- Structuring for delegation upward
- Optimizing for skimmability
- Preserving original intent in reuse
- Versioning without confusion
- Capturing feedback loops
Module 4. Creating Reusable Influence Playbooks
Turn one-off contributions into repeatable practices adopted by other teams across regions.
12 chapters in this module
- Isolating transferable components
- Documenting behind-the-scenes logic
- Packaging for peer adoption
- Naming frameworks for recall
- Highlighting regional flexibility
- Including onboarding cues
- Adding decision context footnotes
- Creating lightweight templates
- Designing for minimal training
- Enabling local customization safely
- Version control for distributed use
- Measuring adoption breadth
Module 5. Shaping Cross-Unit Scoping Conversations
Enter discussions early enough to influence what gets built, not just how.
12 chapters in this module
- Identifying pre-charter signals
- Monitoring intake funnel shifts
- Engaging solution architects early
- Providing alternative framing
- Introducing precedent examples
- Linking to client success metrics
- Positioning risk-aware options
- Avoiding over-engineering traps
- Balancing speed and compliance
- Incorporating operational feasibility
- Validating assumptions upstream
- Securing buy-in without mandates
Module 6. Gaining Visibility Without Self-Promotion
Increase recognition through patterned contribution, not personal branding.
12 chapters in this module
- Contributing through shared artifacts
- Embedding traceable insights
- Using third-party validation
- Leveraging client testimonials
- Appearing in peer workflows
- Being cited without asking
- Enabling attribution paths
- Designing for organic sharing
- Creating reference moments
- Building institutional memory
- Reducing explanation burden
- Increasing reference frequency
Module 7. Orchestrating Consensus Without Authority
Guide alignment across regions and functions using structured facilitation and shared outputs.
12 chapters in this module
- Identifying silent stakeholders
- Pre-wiring key inputs
- Designing inclusive formats
- Balancing competing priorities
- Surface hidden constraints
- Framing trade-offs objectively
- Using data to depersonalize
- Seeding early agreement points
- Building momentum incrementally
- Capturing implicit consensus
- Avoiding forced unanimity
- Maintaining forward motion
Module 8. Extending Practices Across Delivery Models
Adapt approaches to work seamlessly across onshore, offshore, and hybrid teams.
12 chapters in this module
- Mapping delivery model differences
- Identifying communication lag points
- Aligning across time zones
- Standardizing handoff protocols
- Clarifying ownership boundaries
- Reducing rework triggers
- Building shared understanding
- Creating clarity for rotating teams
- Ensuring consistency without rigidity
- Supporting local adaptation
- Maintaining quality signals
- Tracking performance across models
Module 9. Embedding Influence in Client-Facing Work
Ensure your team's outputs become reference points for broader organizational decisions.
12 chapters in this module
- Designing client deliverables for reuse
- Including executive summary layers
- Adding implementation cues
- Using consistent terminology
- Highlighting cross-application potential
- Creating plug-in frameworks
- Building adoption pathways
- Linking to strategic goals
- Enabling peer replication
- Capturing usage feedback
- Tracking downstream impact
- Scaling through client success stories
Module 10. Maintaining Influence During Reorgs
Preserve reach and relevance even when reporting lines shift.
12 chapters in this module
- Monitoring structural changes
- Identifying new power centers
- Updating stakeholder maps
- Reconnecting through shared goals
- Re-establishing credibility quickly
- Adapting communication approaches
- Leveraging past contributions
- Maintaining visibility channels
- Reinforcing value without repetition
- Updating cross-functional relationships
- Adjusting engagement rhythms
- Preserving institutional knowledge
Module 11. Securing Unsolicited Invitations
Earn inclusion in strategic discussions without formal mandates or direct requests.
12 chapters in this module
- Recognizing invitation triggers
- Building reputation for foresight
- Demonstrating situational mastery
- Providing ahead-of-need insights
- Creating natural dependency
- Establishing thought partnership
- Reducing decision risk
- Being known for clarity
- Offering low-friction entry
- Positioning as force multiplier
- Enabling others’ success
- Becoming default reference
Module 12. Compounding Influence Over Time
Turn discrete wins into lasting reach that expands with minimal incremental effort.
12 chapters in this module
- Tracking influence expansion
- Identifying pattern reuse
- Measuring adoption breadth
- Recognizing indirect citations
- Observing organic replication
- Noticing unsolicited feedback
- Capturing downstream applications
- Updating influence maps
- Scaling through peer networks
- Reducing need for direct oversight
- Increasing leverage without burnout
- Building self-reinforcing systems
How this maps to your situation
- When preparing for cross-regional initiative kickoff
- Before entering strategic planning cycle
- During reorganization or leadership transition
- After successful client engagement close
Before vs. after
Before
Inputs stay within immediate team or client boundary, even when insights apply broader.
After
Advisory contributions are pulled into regional reviews, adjacent business units, and strategic planning cycles by peer teams.
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: Approximately 45 minutes per module, designed to be completed at your pace over 4-6 weeks.
How this compares to the alternatives
Unlike generic leadership courses, this program focuses on concrete, repeatable methods used by consulting VPs to expand influence across regions and functions without formal authority or added headcount.
Frequently asked
Who is this course for?
Consulting leaders with responsibility across multiple clients and regions who want their insights to shape decisions beyond their direct scope.
How is the course structured?
12 modules, each containing 12 chapters (144 chapters total).
Is there video content?
No, the course is entirely text-based with downloadable templates and a custom implementation playbook.
$199 one-time. Approximately 45 minutes per module, designed to be completed at your pace over 4-6 weeks..
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.
30-day money-back guarantee·
144 chapters·
Hand-built playbook included·
Account access within 24 hours