What has been the greatest accomplishment made when you’ve had to influence others without authority and did it make things easier for you when you needed buy-in on other projects?

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Tamara Niesen · Accepted Answer

Last year I led a mission that was outside of my discipline. The greatest challenge of leading without authority in my career: I was successful because we had alignment ...

Jessica Gilmartin · Answer

No matter where I am in my career, I always consider my work in the context of how I’m making the company more successful in achieving its goals. In other words, rather t...

Ami Denman · Answer

This is a good question; most of my career required influencing others without authority until I got into management. One of my favorite examples is from Walmart Ecommerc...

Katie Jane Parkes · Answer

I'm not sure I fully understand this question but I will attempt an answer. When working with others without authority, I found the greatest sense of accomplishment came ...

Erika Barbosa · Answer

My current role has a focus on growth marketing and is all about influencing others without authority because of the cross-functional nature of the role. Depending on the...