You are going to take a close look at the superior-subordinate communication you encounter in the organization you’re involved with or have been involved with in the past.
1. Upward Influence– Explore your use of upward influence as a subordinate. Give a real example and pinpoint which strategy (open persuasion, strategic persuasion, or manipulation) you used and how it worked. If you have not used upward influence in the organization you work for, you can write about another time in your life you used upward influence.
2. Upward Dissent – Explore your use of upward dissent as a subordinate. Explain the situation. Which of the five strategies did you use (direct factual appeal, repetition, solution presentation strategy, circumvention strategies, or threatening strategies)? Support your answer with clear examples and explanations. If you personally have not engaged in upward dissent within the organization you work for, you can use another time in your life you have engaged in upward dissent.