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IC Influence Lab is a flexible program for individual contributors that can be as short as a half-day intensive, up to a 3 - 4 week program. Through live practice, simple playbooks, and on-the-job experiments, ICs learn to communicate up, across, and with stakeholders to get decisions made, surface risks early, and resolve conflicts quickly. Confidence, behavior adoption, and agreement quality are all measured so you see the change.
Who’s It For
High-impact ICs who coordinate across teams
Now or growing orgs where dependencies, priority shifts, and ambiguity create friction
Teams that need faster decisions, fewer escalations, and cleaner follow-through
Outcomes
Managing up: clear update and escalation patterns (no surprises, crisp asks)
Difficult conversations: ICs address issues early with respectful, direct language
Stakeholder expectations: Shared definitions of done, risks, and trade-offs
Breaking impasses: Faster agreements using interest-based negotiation and options
Execution: Higher meeting quality, fewer re-hashes, tighter readbacks/commitments
Format
Duration: Half-day intensive (can be broken into chunks) up to 3 - 4 weeks
Live time: Two or more 90 - 120 minute sessions (virtual or in-person)
Participants: Up to 25 ICs (cross-functional cohorts work well)
Included: Conversation planners, stakeholder map, update templates, agreement toolkit, Slack/Teams prompts, office hours (optional)
Please reach out for a sample program outline.