Teach new leaders to get things done through people who don't report to them — the skill nobody hands them with the promotion.
Influencing Without Authority is a practical 2-day programme on the LEVER model — Listen, Establish trust, Value exchange, Engage, Rally. Participants work on a live influence challenge of their own and leave with a worked plan. Designed by Bodhih Training, ready for you to deliver in person, virtually or blended.
- LEVER — Listen, Establish trust, Value exchange, Engage, Rally — a complete influence system, not a presentation course
- Every participant brings a real influence challenge and works it through both days
- Role-play practice, job aids and a personal 30-day action plan built in
- Impact measured with pre/post competency ratings, a knowledge check and observed role-play
Influencing Without Authority Trainer Toolkit by Bodhih Training — built on programmes delivered to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
The workshop is on the calendar. The material isn’t.
Influence training that becomes presentation training
Many 'influence' sessions end up about slides and speaking style. Your participants need the whole system — trust, what others value, framing and coalitions.
Generic role plays, generic results
Invented scenarios feel safe but don't transfer. The design has to let each person practise on the colleague, peer team or senior stakeholder they actually need to move.
Proving the change
Sponsors want evidence that people now drive results without a title. That needs competency ratings, observed practice and a transfer plan, not just a feedback form.
Picture the evening before your programme.
Picture the first hour. Every participant names someone they need something from — another team, a busy peer, a senior leader — and has no authority over. That becomes their live challenge for the next two days, and you start with Listen: mapping stakeholders and reading what each one really cares about.
From there the LEVER model unfolds. Establish trust looks at building credibility deliberately, so leaders are sought out rather than worked around. Value exchange teaches them to find what others value and trade on it without politics or escalation. Engage is about framing ideas so they get adopted. The Facilitator Guide sets out every role play and the questions that sharpen each one.
Rally brings it together: building coalitions and influencing upward so change can be driven from any level. Participants rehearse their approach, take feedback, and leave with a worked plan for their challenge and a 30-day action plan.
As you deliver it, you'll hear the language change — less 'they won't listen', more 'here's what they need'.
What you will deliver
A complete design, sequenced and timed — so every session has a purpose and every activity lands.
- Framework
- LEVER — Listen, Establish trust, Value exchange, Engage, Rally
- Length
- 2 days
- Formats
- In-person, virtual or blended
- Group size
- 12–20 participants
- Audience
- Junior leaders and cross-functional contributors
- Measurement
- Pre/post ratings, knowledge check, observed role-play
Listen — mapping stakeholders
Who matters to the outcome and what they really care about.
Establish trust — building credibility
Deliberate habits that make people want to work with you.
Value exchange — finding what others value
Creating cooperation without escalation or politics.
Engage — framing ideas for adoption
Presenting a proposal in terms that others say yes to.
Rally — coalitions and upward influence
Building support that turns an idea into change.
Live challenge and 30-day plan
Rehearsing the approach and committing to next steps.
Everything for the room. Nothing left to build.
Unlocks the moment you pay. Until then, here is exactly what you will be downloading.
To deliver
- Facilitator Guide — LEVER session plans, timings, role-play set-ups and debriefs
- Main Slide Deck plus a Simple Backup Deck
- Virtual Delivery Guide that keeps the practice element intact online
For participants
- Participant Workbook with stakeholder maps, the influence plan and the 30-day action plan
- Pre-Work to identify a live influence challenge
- Role-Play Scenario Pack for peer, cross-team and upward influence
- Case Studies on influence without positional power
- Quick Reference Cards — job aids for each LEVER step
To measure
- Assessment Instruments — pre/post competency ratings, knowledge check and role-play observation
- Participant Feedback Form
- Certificate Template
To design & sell
- Training Design Document — objectives, structure and evaluation plan
- Marketing Toolkit — positioning statement, nomination emails, social posts and buyer FAQ
What your participants will be able to do
Designed for first-time team leads and supervisors; individual contributors moving into cross-functional or matrix roles and project and product leads, and high-potentials being prepared for leadership.
- Map stakeholders and read what each one cares about
- Build trust and credibility deliberately with peers and senior leaders
- Find what others value and create exchanges that win cooperation
- Frame ideas so that they get adopted
- Build coalitions and influence upward
- Leave with a worked plan for a live influence challenge and a 30-day action plan
Walk in with data. Walk out with proof.
Trainers who measure before and after design sharper sessions — and get rebooked. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has assessments that sit naturally alongside this programme.
Walk in knowing where every participant starts.
Pair Influencing Without Authority with an AssessAll assessment. Participants take it before the workshop, so you can tune the emphasis to the room; they retake it afterwards, so you can show the client what actually moved. Better-targeted sessions, and evidence that wins the next booking.
- Influence Without AuthorityView assessment ↗
- Stakeholder Management & InfluenceView assessment ↗
- Leading Up & Managing Your ManagerView assessment ↗
Nothing quite fits? Create your own assessment on AssessAll, or ask the AssessAll team to build one around this programme’s objectives for you.
That is the design work already done for you — research, session plans, slides, activities and assessments. Spend it facilitating, selling your next programme, or simply switching off.
The honest comparison
| Building it yourself | This toolkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a deliverable programme | 60–120 hours of design | Ready today |
| Session plan with timings | Built from scratch | Included, minute by minute |
| Activities, role plays, cases | Hunted down one by one | Written for this programme |
| Assessment and feedback | Often skipped | Instruments and forms included |
| Virtual delivery version | A second project | Guide included |
| Cost | Your weekends | One payment |
Made for people who stand at the front of the room
Freelance leadership trainers
Add a practical influence programme that participants can apply to a real stakeholder the following week.
L&D teams in matrix organisations
Equip project leads and new managers to move work across functions without escalating every blocker.
Training resellers
Offer a sector-agnostic programme with built-in measurement that works in person, online or blended.
18 years in real training rooms, packaged for yours.
Bodhih Training has designed and delivered corporate programmes since 2008 — for first-time managers, sales teams, leadership cohorts and whole organisations. These toolkits are that reach, distilled: the structures, activities and materials that hold up in front of real participants, written so another trainer can pick them up and deliver with confidence.
Three steps from here to the room
- STEP 1
Buy in two minutes
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- STEP 2
Download instantly
Your download page opens at once, and a permanent link lands in your inbox.
- STEP 3
Brand it and deliver
Every file is editable Word or PowerPoint. Add your logo, your examples, and run it.
Influence is a skill. Now you can teach it.
Download the LEVER programme, brand it, and help your next cohort move the people who matter to their results.
Licensed to the buyer to deliver this programme to their own participants and clients, in person or online, and to adapt and brand the material. Reselling or redistributing the files is not permitted.
The rest of the Bodhih family, when you need it
Make the workshop last beyond the room
A workshop is two days; the behaviour change takes months. Jobulary turns assessment evidence into a focused individual development plan (IDP) — a few quarterly objectives built on real work, re-measured honestly. Give every Influencing Without Authority participant a plan to carry forward.
IDPs are launching soon — the working demo is free to explore now, no sign-up.
Rather have us deliver it?
If you want Influencing Without Authority run for your organisation by Bodhih Training’s own facilitators — in person, live virtual or blended, customised to your context — we deliver it end to end.
solutions@bodhih.com · +91 99000 11601. Building your own facilitation skills? See Bodhih’s Train the Trainer certification.
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What is the LEVER model of influence?
LEVER is the five-step influence system at the heart of this programme: Listen to understand stakeholders, Establish trust, create a Value exchange, Engage others by framing ideas well, and Rally a coalition of support. It gives junior leaders a repeatable way to move people they don't manage.
How is influencing without authority different from a communication skills course?
It isn't about presenting better. It covers the whole influence system — trust, value exchange and coalitions — and every participant practises on a real situation they're facing.
Can influencing skills training be delivered virtually?
Yes. The programme runs in person, live virtual or blended, and the Virtual Delivery Guide keeps the role-play practice in place online.
What exactly do I get in the Influencing Without Authority trainer toolkit?
14 editable files: Training Design Document, Facilitator Guide, Slide Deck — Detailed, Slide Deck — Simple Backup, Virtual Delivery Guide, Participant Workbook, Pre-Work Material, Case Studies, Role-Play Scenario Pack, Quick Reference Cards, Assessment Instruments, Participant Feedback Form, Certificate Template, Marketing Toolkit. Word and PowerPoint formats, so you can add your own branding and examples — and a single ZIP to download everything at once.
How much does the Influencing Without Authority toolkit cost?
₹2,999 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $29 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How and when do I receive the files?
Immediately. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. The link works from any device without a password.
Can I deliver this programme to my clients and put my own logo on it?
Licensed to the buyer to deliver this programme to their own participants and clients, in person or online, and to adapt and brand the material. Reselling or redistributing the files is not permitted.
How can I measure what participants learn in Influencing Without Authority?
The toolkit includes its own assessment instruments and feedback form. For a scored pre- and post-workshop measure, pair it with an assessment from AssessAll, Bodhih's sister assessment platform — for example Influence Without Authority or Stakeholder Management & Influence. If nothing fits, you can build your own assessment on AssessAll or ask the AssessAll team to create one for you.
Can Bodhih Training deliver the Influencing Without Authority programme for my organisation?
Yes. Bodhih Training (bodhih.com) can facilitate the programme in person, live virtual or blended, customised to your context. Contact solutions@bodhih.com or +91 99000 11601.
How long is the programme?
2 days · in-person, virtual or blended. The facilitator guide shows how to run it as designed, and the virtual delivery guide adapts it for online sessions.