How To Get Buy-In
A One Day In-Person Workshop with Tendayi Viki and Holger Nils Pohl
There are only 12 seats available!
May 22nd, 2025
Préverenges, Switzerland
About The Workshop
This workshop will be run by Tendayi Viki and Holger Nils Pohl, co-authors of Pirates In The Navy. They both have over a decade of experience working inside large companies, helping leaders and teams bring their innovative and transformative ideas to life.
They will share lessons on the challenges of securing buy-in and how to overcome them.
If you are driving change in your organization, you will face challenges like:
Lack of alignment with key functions
Resistance from skeptical stakeholders
Inconsistent support from senior leaders
Employees struggling with change fatigue
Lack of trust or legitimacy for your initiative
Teams fearful about the impact of the change
Here’s the truth:
Getting buy-in isn’t about pushing people to comply with your ideas or endorse changes they don’t really believe in.
It’s about getting people to willingly support and actively participate in your initiative.
This is exactly what this workshop will show you how to do.
There are only 12 seats available!
Course Overview
This workshop will show you how to create champions for your initiative by focusing on:
1. Building Trust, Legitimacy & Commitment
Start With Discovery & Identifying Stakeholders
Learn About Their Needs & Recruit Early Adopters
Get An Early Wins & Celebrate Like Crazy
Communicate Clear Vision & Gather Feedback
Outcome: Your initiative will be viewed as a good thing for the organization, with legitimacy and trust.
2. Activating Participation, Advocacy & Contribution
Get Clear On Your Goals & Success Metrics
Identify Key Functions & What You Need From Them
Target Specific Stakeholders & Test Your Ask
Build A Community Of Champions To Support Your Initiative
Outcome: Champions who advocate for your initiative to others and actively contribute to its success.
Get Your Tickets
May 22nd, 2025
09:00 – 15:00 CET
Offered in English
Venue:
Strategyzer HQ, ZI Le Tresi 9, 1028 Préverenges, Switzerland
What’s included with your ticket?
- Workshop attendance
- Lunch, coffees and snacks
- A signed copy of Pirates In The Navy
- Workshop materials and exercises (PDF)
- 1 hour follow-up coaching call with Tendayi Viki
OR
There are only 12 seats available!
Who Attends Our Masterclasses
Professionals who want to level-up their own innovation and transformation skills and drive change within their organizations. It’s your chance to go deeper than the books and learn directly from the authors, thought leaders and leading practitioners in the field.
What People Say About Tendayi Viki:
George Eadie
CEO at The Answer Series
Inspiring Action: “Tendayi was instrumental as an experienced voice, trusted by our board, to support me in my role as CEO. He helped me and my leadership team develop an approach to managing our innovation portfolio. His openness and honest feedback significantly helped my development as a CEO and innovation leader”
Sergio Pupkin
Chief Strategy Officer at Sealed Air
Organizational Design: “Tendayi’s coaching and expertise, helped us redesign our innovation organizational structure and process to bring new ideas forward faster. His outstanding advice ultimately advanced our portfolio management systems and growth”
Vinith Poduval
Chief Innovation Officer at Schreiber Foods
Beyond Comfort Zone: “Tendayi brought his vast experience of working with large companies to develop their innovation ecosystems. He was able to provide me and my team valuable insights and gently push us beyond our comfort zone as we developed our innovation processes and portfolio”
There are only 12 seats available!
Train For Your Team
After running hundreds of Masterclasses and workshops we’ve seen what it takes for companies to see results.
The most successful implementations often start with a core team. When 3-5 teammates learn together they can create a common language and momentum internally. Such momentum is critical for driving change.
We can run in-house workshops for you (in-person or virtual).