Assignment task: Based on the video, Managing Office Politics, your use of political behavior (based on Self-Assessment 5-2, Use of Political Behavior located on pp. 153-154 of the text, Leadership: Theory, application, & skill development), and information from your readings consider the use of power and politics in an organization you have been involved with.
Q1. Describe an instance when power and politics were used to benefit the organization. What strategies, described in the video, were used?
Q2. Describe an instance when power and politics were used to the detriment of the organization. What strategies, described in the video, were overlooked or avoided?
Q3. Based on the results of Self-Assessment 5-2 is your level and type of political behavior appropriate in your organization? Why? If not, how can you improve?