Relationship of leadership and organizational politics
1. Show the relationship of leadership to the politics of the organization. Please be sure to address the following issues, along with presenting any other ideas about this concept that you find interesting:
(1) Your assessment of the practicality of Dr. Kennedy's advice, in light of the material presented in the other readings (be specific in your references). Any things that have changed, for better or worse, in the last ten years, from her article until now. Anything about her medical context that makes it problematical trying to apply her ideas in other places, such as, perhaps, your organization.
(2) Your overall thoughts on the management of power in social relationships, and the balance of personal vs. organizational responsibility for doing this management (please note -- there's no "one right answer" here, but when you've stated your conclusions, remember that you need to back up your argument with facts).
(3) What, if anything, does thinking about an "organization as a political system" add to what we have learned by thinking about an "organization as a machine", an "organization as an organism", an "organization as a brain", and an "organization as a culture"? Since this course is organized about the utility of various metaphors, this last item is particularly important to attend to!