Managing Up, Across, and Through Complexity

About the Course:

Managing Up, Across, and Through Complexity is a 60-minute course designed to help managers and leaders deliver results without formal authority. The session focuses on building influence, navigating executive misalignment, and leading effectively across organizational silos. 

Participants will learn practical strategies for managing up, handling competing priorities, and communicating with clarity to drive alignment and reduce organizational friction, regardless of reporting lines or structure.

Course Objectives:

• Lead effectively without authority.
• Navigate executive misalignment.
• Influence outcomes across silos.
• Reduce organizational friction.

Who is the Target Audience?

• People managers (new and experienced)
• Mid-level managers
• Senior leaders and directors
• Project managers and program managers
• Team leads and supervisors
• Cross-functional leaders
• Matrixed organization leaders
• Individual contributors with leadership responsibilities
• High-potential employees and emerging leaders
• Change leaders and transformation leads
• Business partners (HR, Finance, IT, Operations)
• Product managers and product owners
• Strategy and operations leaders
• Client-facing leaders managing internal stakeholders
• Anyone required to influence outcomes without direct authority

Basic Knowledge:

• There are no prerequisites for this course.