The Art of Influence: Leadership Skills for Audit, Risk & GRC Professionals

A highly practical session on how to lead with greater influence, communicate with impact and build the stakeholder relationships that drive real change.

What is this workshop about?

Influence is one of the most critical leadership capabilities in today’s organisations, yet many professionals are expected to influence stakeholders, drive change and navigate difficult conversations without formal authority.This highly interactive and practical workshop explores how Audit, Risk, Governance and business professionals can strengthen credibility, communication, executive presence and stakeholder influence to become more impactful and trusted strategic partners.Far beyond a traditional webinar, the session combines real-world leadership insight, practical frameworks, interactive exercises, facilitated discussion and reflection to help participants apply the concepts immediately within their own professional environment.

What will you learn?

  • What is influence really

  • How influence is built in modern organisations

  • Influencing without relying on hierarchy or positional authority

  • Building trust and credibility with stakeholders

  • Communicating difficult messages with confidence and diplomacy

  • Navigating resistance and challenging conversations

  • Strengthening executive presence and strategic impact

  • Moving from technical expert to trusted advisor and partner

  • 2 separate sessions.

  • Monday 6 July 2026 & Tuesday 29 September

  • 10:00 London (BST) | 11:00 CET | 12:00 KSA | 13:00 GST | 05:00 EST

  • £299 per person

  • 3 CPE credits

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Experience that translates. Advice that moves the dial.

RB Advisory & Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specialising in Governance, Risk Management and Internal Audit. Based in London and operating globally, we work with organisations from high-growth scale-ups to established multi-billion-pound businesses across regulated and non-regulated sectors.What sets us apart is lived experience. Rania Bejjani has sat in the seat of the CAE and CRO, stood in front of Boards and Audit Committees and led diverse global teams through complex change. Our advice is not theoretical. It is practical, credible and grounded in what truly moves the dial, combined with the strategic thinking, commercial acumen and human-centred approach that enables leaders to step up, build trust and create lasting impact.

About Rania Bejjani

Rania Bejjani is a former three-time Chief Audit & Risk Executive, global Board and executive advisor, strategic leadership mentor and international speaker with 29 years of international cross-sector experience.She advises Boards, CEOs, CFOs, Audit Committees, Chief Audit Executives, Chief Risk Officers and senior leaders on strengthening governance, elevating Internal Audit and Risk to strategic partnership, building high-performance cultures and enabling resilient organisations.Rania combines deep technical expertise in Audit, Risk, Governance and GRC with strategic thinking, commercial acumen, Board-level experience and a warm, human-centred leadership style. Her work helps leaders and teams build trust, increase influence, shift perceptions and create lasting impact.She has mentored over 25 Audit and Risk leaders to step up, stand out and succeed.

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