Homework: Organizational Dynamics: Power & Influence
Overview
As a health care leader of tomorrow, it is important that you not only understand power and influence, but are also able to manage them properly. There are many forms and sources of power and influence. To gather an appreciation for them both, we must know how they equally work and where we are in using them.
Case
Step A: Read the following short articles:
Bacon, T. (2010). How power works.
Bacon, T. (2010). How influence works.
Step B: Take the "Influence Effectiveness" and "Power Source" Self-Assessments at the following source:
Bacon, T. (2010). Self assessments.
Copy your results chart (as a jpeg) for each assessment into an appendix of your paper. The result chart should look similar to the below image:
Step C: Based on your required readings and additional research, prepare a 3- to 4-page paper completing/answering the following:
I. Introduction:
i. Explain the importance of the balance of power and influence.
II. Body:
i. Describe the five sources of power: Reward, Coercive, Legitimate, Referent, and Expert.
ii. Explain the four clusters of upward influence: Shotgun, Tactician, Bystander, and Ingratiator.
iii. Explain your results for each assessment.
a. Were you surprised by your results or were they what you expected?
b. Identity one of the five sources of power that you most identify with based on your results. Explain your rationale.
c. Identify one of the four clusters of upward influence. Explain your rationale.
III. Conclusion:
i. Rationalize the important findings of your paper to a career as a health care professional.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.