True influence isn’t rooted in authority. It’s rooted in range: the breadth of your strategies and the grace with which you adapt them to who you’re with and what’s unfolding. This index measures how well you do that.
Persuaders who move things forward without title power tend to draw on a wide repertoire. Each capability below is scored on its own, then combined into a profile of your range and your ability to adapt at will.
Your ability to shape how ideas are perceived, align proposals with stakeholder priorities, and structure arguments to reduce resistance.
Your ability to build trust, cultivate informal support networks, and leverage relationships to enable smoother decision-making.
Your ability to read and regulate emotional dynamics, maintain composure under challenge, and create psychological safety.
Your ability to move people to action, build compelling cases, and convert agreement into genuine commitment.
Your ability to adjust your approach in real time, respond to changing conditions, and stay effective when the situation shifts.
Your ability to hold your influence when stakes are high, opposition is direct, and the temperature in the room rises.
The Influence Agility Index is a research-informed executive assessment integrating social power theory, political skill research, emotional intelligence science, and behavioural complexity leadership models to evaluate how leaders influence across routine and high-pressure contexts.
10 minutes for a diagnostic that reveals your strengths; and improvement recommendations to start tipping more decisions in your favour.
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