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Leading Without Authority

Influencing when you don't have the title

Influence without a title is the most in-demand leadership skill, and the least taught.

Date: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Time: 09:00 - 12:30 GMT
Duration: 3h30
Format: 100% online, Zoom

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Access to this masterclass is offered free of charge; it is nonetheless subject to prior registration, within the limit of available seats.

Hosted by

Katja Ginda

IMO International, Israel

The Challenge

Getting results through people over whom you have no authority

An interactive masterclass for professionals who want to get results through others, without a title but with impact.

Project Manager

You lead a team with no hierarchical reporting line to you.

Middle Manager

You must convince senior leadership without the power to decide.

Entrepreneur

You must rally partners and institutions with no mandate to impose it.

Public Official

You must move a file forward across several administrations.

Four situations, one blind spot. This masterclass addresses precisely what organisational charts don't solve.

You don't become a leader the day you receive a title. You become one the day others choose to follow you.

What you take away

Levers you can use from Monday morning

The 4 levers of professional influence: expertise, relationships, network, added value
A way to convince your leadership without confronting it
How to mobilise peers and partners without a mandate
How to read the dynamics between stakeholders and defuse resistance
Your 90-day influence strategy, 3 concrete commitments formulated during the session
International case studies from Israel, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso

You receive

Session replay
PDF handout

Optional

Have your Masterclass learning outcomes validated and receive a named certificate of training

50,000 FCFA

At the end of the Masterclass, participants who wish to may take part in a learning validation process comprising actual attendance at the session and a quiz assessing the knowledge and skills covered. The named certificate of training is issued only after this process has been validated. The FCFA 50,000 fee covers the assessment process, administrative processing, traceability and issuance of the certificate.

Interactivity. Live polls, hands-on workshop, moderated Q&A. Session held in French.

The speaker

Katja Ginda

International expert, cooperation and skills development
Director of the Israeli Representation

An international expert in cooperation, skills development and executive training, Katja Ginda is Director of the Israeli Representation of IMO International, an Institute for Human and Organisational Development present in 11 countries. Based in Israel, she is recognised for her commitment to strengthening the capacities of public and private decision-makers across Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

She has devoted much of her career to promoting innovation, economic development and leadership through international training programmes. She speaks regularly on leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable agriculture, notably in Israel, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso.

Institution

IMO International

Institute for Human and Organisational Development, present in 11 countries

Based in

Israel

Registration

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Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 09:00 - 12:30 GMT