Leading Without Authority

What you'll be able to do. Move cross-functional projects forward without resorting to escalation or borrowed authority.

Most senior individual contributors and middle managers spend their days leading people who don't formally report to them. This ten-week program is built around that specific challenge: getting things done through influence, alignment, and earned trust.

You will leave able to

• Map the real stakeholder graph behind a cross-functional initiative.
• Run a working session that produces a decision, not just an agenda.
• Identify and de-risk the political failure modes early.
• Give difficult feedback to peers without burning the relationship.

Curriculum

1. Weeks 1–2: The shape of cross-functional work
2. Weeks 3–4: Stakeholder mapping that holds up
3. Weeks 5–6: Running meetings that produce decisions
4. Weeks 7–8: Difficult conversations
5. Weeks 9–10: Live case studies from cohort members

Format

10 weeks · In-person · Thu, 6:30–9pm · Advanced

Prerequisites: Five or more years of professional experience. Currently leading at least one cross-team initiative.