How to Build Influence in Your Workplace with Authenticity

In today’s workplace, influence is no longer reserved for those with fancy titles or corner offices. It's built in quieter, more meaningful ways, through connection, credibility, and consistency. The good news? You don’t need to become someone you’re not to earn respect. The most sustainable influence comes from authenticity, knowing your values, standing by them, and showing up as yourself.

Whether you’re a team leader, an early-career professional, or navigating change in your role, cultivating influence with authenticity can help you create real impact, without burning out or betraying your values.

Here’s how to build that influence and why the authentic path is more powerful than you might think.

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