The Modern Manager

355: Elevate Your Influence as a Manager Monday to Monday with Stacey Hanke

Apr 29, 2025

Stacey Hanke, a renowned expert in communication and influence, empowers leaders and teams to enhance their impact. In this discussion, she emphasizes the importance of influence over mere authority, sharing how strong communication skills can foster trust and motivate action. Hanke explores the significance of self-awareness and feedback in leadership, and introduces different influence styles for effective management. She also discusses the necessity of visual engagement in virtual settings, providing practical strategies to enhance influence in all interactions.

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Quick takeaways

Relying solely on authority for leadership often fails; influence, built through strong relationships and trust, is essential for motivating teams.

Consistent and mindful communication, particularly in hybrid environments, is crucial for maintaining influence and fostering a cohesive team dynamic.

Deep dives

The Power of Influence Over Authority

Relying solely on positional power or authority in the workplace often falls short, highlighting the need for influence as a critical tool for effective leadership. Influence is about creating strong relationships and building trust, which can lead to motivating teams to take action even after conversations have ended. The essence of influence resides in the consistency of communication—ensuring your messaging and body language align across all platforms. Understanding and harnessing the power of influence can elevate a leader's ability to drive accountability and foster a collaborative work environment.

Intro

2min

Mastering Influence in Leadership

16min

Understanding Influence Styles for Effective Management

3min

Understanding Influence in Leadership

10min

Enhancing Influence through Feedback and Communication

6min

The Power of Visual Connection in Virtual Engagement

3min

Do you feel like your team isn’t really listening to you? It might be time to rethink your influence.

Many managers assume authority is enough. But real leadership—motivating people to take action—comes from influence. And this week’s guest believes that one of the most powerful ways to build it is by strengthening your communication skills.

Today’s guest is Stacey Hanke. Stacey is a leading expert in communication and influence. For over 20 years, she has empowered Fortune 500 leaders and teams to elevate their communication skills to build the trust and credibility needed to influence action.

In addition to being a Hall of Fame speaker, executive coach, and business leader, Stacey is the author of three books, including her newly released book, Influence Elevated, which provides leaders with skills to manage employees and increase accountability in a hybrid work environment.

Her Monday to Monday® philosophy empowers professionals to be impactful in every interaction, from presentations to everyday conversations, helping them drive action and achieve success.

In this episode, Stacey and I dive deep into how feedback, self-awareness, and understanding your influence style can drastically improve your leadership presence.

Plus, in the extended episode available to Podcast+ members, Stacey shares actionable strategies to elevate your influence and highlights common mistakes that can undermine it.

If you’re ready to elevate your leadership game and truly connect with your team, tune in and start mastering your influence today!

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Conversation Topics

(00:00) Introduction
(02:15) Defining influence: What it is (and isn’t)
(04:06) Why consistency is key to building influence
(08:51) The power of video feedback
(13:22) Improving communication style to influence more effectively
(17:35) Different styles of influence and their strengths
(20:52) Aligning influence style with team goals
(23:57) A look at my personal influence style in action
(27:41) A great manager Stacey has worked for
(29:09) Keep up with Stacey
(30:39) [Extended Episode Only] How to elevate your influence
(34:54) [Extended Episode Only] Common mistakes people make that jeopardize their influence

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FREE Digital Copy of Influence Redefined

Stacey is giving members of Podcast+ a FREE digital copy of Influence Redefined. In Influence Elevated: Maximizing Your Connection Monday to Monday®, Stacey unpacks what commonly interferes with our level of workplace influence. She shows leaders how to overcome the ongoing distractions that threaten employee relationships, workplace morale, and productivity. She offers readers actionable practices to create the momentum needed to achieve their goals and experience consistent success.

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