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Level 3 • Cheat Code #13
How to Influence a Room Before You Even Speak
Power isn't who talks the most. It's who sets the agenda before anyone walks in.
THE PROBLEM
You show up prepared. Thoughtful. Ready. Meanwhile, other people stroll in with a lukewarm idea and somehow the whole room tilts in their direction.
That's not charisma. That's pre-work -- the political warm-up no one admits they're doing.
Meetings aren't where decisions happen. Meetings are where decisions land.
THE CHEAT CODE
Stop trying to win the room in the room.
- Socialize ideas beforehand
- Influence is built in the pre-calls, the hallway chats and the quiet 1:1s
- Manage potential resistors privately and respectfully (if they persist, crush them)
⚡ WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW
Use the box below to draft your Pre-Wire Plan for your next meeting:
- Choose ONE outcome you want the room to reach.
- Share a preview with two people who influence the direction: "Here's what I'm seeing -- does this track for you?"
- Ask them what objections might surface so nothing blindsides you.
- Walk into the meeting knowing you're not pitching -- you're landing something that already has lift.
TRAP
TRAP
TRAP
THE TRAP
- Being prepared is not the same as being positioned.
YOUR SHADOW WORK
Write your reflections in the box below.
- Where do you wait to speak because you think merit will speak for you?
- Who already respects your thinking -- and why aren't you enrolling them early?
- What outcome would you target if you assumed you could shape the room silently?
THE STRATEGIC TRUTH
Executives rarely walk into meetings neutral. They walk in with an agenda.
Real power is the calm confidence of someone whose idea already has allies.
Write your script
Stop trying to win the room in the room.
Influence is built in the pre-calls, the hallway chats, the quiet 1:1s, and the subtle expectation-setting that makes your idea feel familiar before you even say it out loud.
EXAMPLE:
"I've been thinking about where we need to take this -- here's the move that sets us up best."
CHEAT CODE COMPLETE
You've got the intel.
Now go make your move.
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