Influence without authority
How to lead decisions, shift behaviours and drive outcomes—regardless of your seniority.
Keynote Details
For:
Leadership & Industry Conferences, and Inhouse Programs, Workshops & Conferences.
Length:
30-90 mins.
Price:
From AUD $5,000 +gst
Optional:
Audience Q+A, Extended Workshop, Book-Signing, Panel.
Value:
Interactive Diagnostic, B-Suite Benchmark Report & Insight self-assessment.
Pre-engagement:
Call with Rebecca ahead of time.
About This Topic
Rebecca’s most requested keynote, Influence Without Authority is a crowd favourite at leadership conferences and internal programs across Australia.
Why? Because it solves one of the biggest challenges facing today’s middle managers: how to make a real impact before you have a senior title.
All leaders want to have more impact, more easily—and it’s expected of them as soon as they step beyond frontline leadership.
The problem? We often assume influence comes with seniority. But most middle managers can’t wait for a promotion—they need to influence more effectively right now.
The secret? influence isn’t about seniority—it’s about maturity. And here’s the best part: maturity can be learned in months, while seniority can take years. Rebecca Houghton shows your leaders how to have “big boss” strategic impact—without waiting to be the big boss.
Key Takeaways
Why maturity, not seniority, is the real driver of influence—and how to accelerate it
Where you stand against Australia’s only middle management benchmark—built from data on over 1,000 Australian managers—and what to do about it.
A clear diagnosis of your current influencing approach—and the one or two changes that will deliver the biggest lift in your impact.
How to build the skillset to shift behaviours, lead outcomes, and increase impact from day one.
Reach mastery by committing to a live workplace experiment—and being held accountable for results
