Cherie Silas

Influence Without Authority: Creating Sustainable Change with an Invitational Approach to Agile Coaching Ever wonder how you can influence your peers, teams and leaders when you aren’t the one in charge? What happens when you don’t have the power to call the shots and yet, you want to help move things forward? Sometimes it’s hard to step into the leadership space when you aren’t the leader. How do you influence change without having it roll back once you leave the engagement? Cherie will discuss her learnings in the trenches of enterprise coaching and share what approaches have worked...and not worked. In this talk you will learn about topics including: navigating resistance, sustainable change, adjusting to your engagement type, and more.

Every organization must embrace constant change if it wants to grow, stay competitive, and get better. Unfortunately, with change comes resistance. Why do people really resist change and what can be done about it? To answer this question, we must look beyond common assumptions like, "people just don't want to change," or "people are stubborn." In this presentation we will look at commonly overlooked and misunderstood reasons for resistance, what people are really resisting, and how to communicate and respond in ways that create the space for change to happen. In this interactive session, we will delve deep into the heart of resistance, uncovering its roots and exploring strategies to transform potential obstacles into opportunities for positive momentum.