Influence Without Authority

Satish Mummareddy

Ex-Product Leader at Meta, Yelp, & Yahoo

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24 people enrolled last week.

Influence turns product builders into trusted leaders & ideas into impact.

Influence Without Authority is the ability to earn leadership trust, align peers & partners, and lead through adversity to drive business impact.

Influence is the skill that differentiates people who thrive in new companies & roles, get high-profile projects and are promoted from those who struggle with change & stagnate. That gap compounds into millions of dollars in career earnings.

Rapid changes driven by AI will only make influence more critical. Teams are getting smaller. Roles are overlapping. Expectations are rising. People are on edge. Influence lets you navigate that & drive impact.

Most people assume influence is something you're either born with or not. In reality, influence is a skill you can significantly improve with the right principles & deliberate practice.

400+ product builders from 50+ top companies have taken this course and leveled up their influence skills.

  • Alumni got promoted, influenced executives, and strengthened relationships

  • Students joining new companies & teams wish this were part of onboarding at tech companies

  • Most students wish they had taken it much earlier in their careers and saved themselves years

Master this skill. Change the trajectory of your career.

What you’ll learn

You'll learn the skills that helped 400+ students improve their influence, have more impact, get hired/promoted and lead happier lives.

  • Learn what separates the influence styles that quietly kill careers from the ones that accelerate them

  • Identify and reframe the mental blocks holding you back from reaching your leadership potential

  • Embrace the mindset shifts that turn you into someone people want in their corner or on their team

  • Work isn't a single player game, it is multiplayer - understand all the forces that make or break every decision

  • Identify the different types of power people hold and how they'll use it - and know exactly who to win over

  • Learn to identify the incentives of cross functional peers, cross org teams & execs - what to do to earn their support

  • Without strong relationships you can't influence anyone. Learn what a strong relationship means and how to build one fast

  • Learn the key mindset shifts and the consistent work it takes to turn your peers into allies

  • Most people leave their manager relationship to chance - learn the behaviors that make your manager fight for your career

  • Learn to read decision complexity along different dimensions and determine the right influence process

  • Master a toolkit of influence techniques - and know exactly which one to deploy with each person in each situation

  • Learn to lead large groups along through a deliberate process - and earn deep commitment

  • Be 100% present, listen deeply and speak precisely - so both parties feel truly understood

  • Learn what derails difficult conversations and negotiations - and turn disagreement into deeper alignment

  • Learn what executive presence and charisma actually are and how to develop them — connect with all levels of leaders and win them over

  • Embrace the behaviors that switch you from low agency to high agency - get things done irrespective of the circumstances you are in

  • Learn to mitigate your saboteur mindsets - stop living in your past and focus on actions that determine your future

  • Learn to navigate your emotions and other people's emotions to get productive outcomes even in highly charged situations

Learn directly from Satish

Satish Mummareddy

Satish Mummareddy

Ex - Meta Yelp Yahoo. Led consumer, biz, ads & integrity products. Coached x00s.

Meta
Yelp
Yahoo

Who this course is for

  • Start Strong: Just changed companies, or roles and are eager to earn trust, build a strong reputation and drive product & business impact

  • Grow Faster: Doing strong product work but want to develop skills to take on more scope, lead high-visibility initiatives & earn sponsorship

  • Regain Momentum: Facing organizational challenges or had a career setback and looking for the missing pieces to regain confidence & momentum

What's included

Satish Mummareddy

Live sessions

Learn directly from Satish Mummareddy in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Course syllabus

7 live sessions • 22 lessons

Week 1

Apr 11—Apr 12

    1. Embody High Integrity Influence Style

    2 items

    2. Understand people's incentives & power

    3 items

    3. Build relationships & reputation early

    4 items

    4. Leverage decision psychology & develop influence toolkit

    3 items

    5. Master peer & exec communication

    7 items

    6. Develop High Agency & Emotional Intelligence

    3 items

    Apr

    11

    IWA- Day 1

    Sat 4/113:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    Apr

    12

    IWA - Day2

    Sun 4/123:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Apr 13—Apr 18

    Apr

    13

    Optional: Q&A / Personal Scenarios Feedback

    Mon 4/1311:00 PM—1:00 AM (UTC)

    Apr

    14

    Optional: Q&A / Personal Scenarios Feedback

    Tue 4/145:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    Apr

    15

    Optional: Q&A / Personal Scenarios Feedback

    Wed 4/1511:00 PM—1:00 AM (UTC)

    Apr

    16

    Optional: Q&A / Personal Scenarios Feedback

    Thu 4/165:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    Apr

    18

    IWA - Day 3

    Sat 4/183:00 PM—9:00 PM (UTC)

Schedule

Live sessions

19-27 hrs / week

    • Sat, Apr 11

      3:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    • Sun, Apr 12

      3:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    • Mon, Apr 13

      11:00 PM—1:00 AM (UTC)

Students are from top tier tech companies across industries

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Student typically have 5 to 20+ years of experience

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