Influence Craft Skill for Claude

Maps organizational power dynamics and builds influence without authority using Jeffrey Pfeffer's power frameworks. Use when getting buy-in for ideas, navigating company politics, managing up, or building coalitions across teams.

612 tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

385

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/menkesu/awesome-pm-skills --skill influence-craft

The instruction itself

10 sections, as written by the author

Power & Influence

When This Skill Activates

Claude uses this skill when:

Need buy-in from multiple stakeholders
Navigating organizational politics
Building influence without authority
Managing up effectively

Core Frameworks

1. Sources of Power (Source: Jeffrey Pfeffer)

7 Sources:

Expertise - Being the expert
Resources - Controlling budget/headcount
Relationships - Network and connections
Information - Knowing what others don't
Position - Formal authority
Charisma - Personal magnetism
Will - Persistence and determination

2. Building Political Capital

The Approach:

1. Map power structure
   - Who decides?
   - Who influences decisions?
   - Who controls resources?

2. Build relationships
   - Help others succeed
   - Offer expertise
   - Share credit

3. Accumulate wins
   - Start with small wins
   - Build reputation
   - Expand influence

Action Templates

Template: Stakeholder Mapping

# Stakeholder Map: [Initiative]

## Decision Makers
- **Name:** [role]
  - Power level: [High/Medium/Low]
  - Support: [For/Against/Neutral]
  - Concerns: [list]
  - Approach: [how to influence]

## Influencers
- **Name:** [role]
  - Influences: [who]
  - Cares about: [what]
  - Approach: [strategy]

## Coalition Building
- **Early supporters:** [list]
- **Fence-sitters:** [list]
- **Opposition:** [list]

## Action Plan
1. Build coalition with: [names]
2. Address concerns of: [names]
3. Pre-meetings with: [names]
4. Present when: [timing]

Quick Reference

🤝 Influence Checklist

Preparation:

[ ] Map power structure
[ ] Identify stakeholders
[ ] Understand motivations
[ ] Build coalition

Execution:

[ ] Pre-meetings (surface concerns)
[ ] Customized pitches (per stakeholder)
[ ] Data + story (logic + emotion)
[ ] Build momentum (early wins)

Key Quotes

Jeffrey Pfeffer:

> "Power is the ability to get things done. If you want to make an impact, you need to understand power."

On Building Influence:

> "The most successful people build their political capital before they need it."

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How to use it

Copy the folder

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