Meaning of Power.

Why Does having Power Matter?

Sources of power.

Types of Power
Ethical use oF power Organizational Politics Types and Conditions

Power is the capacity of a person, team, or organization to influence others.

The potential to influence others People have power they dont use and may not know they possess Power requires one persons perception of dependence on another person
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With power you can

Intercede favorably on behalf of someone in trouble Get a desirable placement for a talented subordinate Get approval for expenditures beyond the budget Get items on and off agendas Get fast access to decision makers Maintain regular, frequent contact with decision makers Acquire early information about decisions and policy shifts

Legitimate Power

Reward Power

Coercive Power

Expert Power
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Ownership

Position
Access Control

Knowledge
Skill Obligation Trust

Power is simply the ability to have an effect, or to have influence,

but the right use of this influence is profound and complex.

Personally and in positions of trust, the right use of power is the use of power to prevent, heal, and repair harm, and to promote well-being for all. Far from being an automatic result of good intentions, right use of power must be learned and practiced. The ability to act sensitively, creatively, and effectively on behalf of others and oneself requires attention, skill, wisdom, and a

lifetime interest in the impact of your uses of power.

Increasing skillfulness in the right use of power is learned through a spiraling process of gaining understanding and awareness at higher and higher levels of complexity, inclusivity, and transcendence. The power spiral model has four dimensions. It is informed, conscious, caring, and skillful.

Be informed Be Compassionate Be Connected

Be skillful

Sources of Power Expert Power

Consequences of Power

Commitment

Referent Power Legitimate Power Reward Power Coercive Power

Resistance Compliance

Attempts to influence others using discretionary behaviours to promote personal objectives

Discretionary behaviours neither explicitly prescribed nor prohibited

Politics may be good or bad for the organization

Extent to Which Political Activity is Likely (range 0-3)

Organizational Politics: More Likely at the Top

1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .7

Political activity is perceived to increase at higher organizational levels (.73)

(1.22) (1.07)

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.5 .4 .3

(.50)

(.54)

.2
.1

(.18)

Production and Clerical and Technical and Lower Middle Upper blue collar white collar professional managementmanagement management

Organizational Level

Managing impressions

Attacking and blaming

Creating obligations

Types of Organizational Politics

Controlling information

Cultivating networks

Forming coalitions

Personal Characteristics

Scarce Resources

Conditions Supporting Organizational Politics

Tolerance of Politics Complex and Ambiguous Decisions

Provide Sufficient Resources Introduce Clear Rules Free Flowing Information Manage Change Effectively

Remove Political Norms Hire Low-Politics Employees Increase Opportunities for Dialogue Peer Pressure Against Politics

Power is the ability to influence people and events.

Managers need to use power effectively.

Closely related to power is politics. Politics relates to the ways people gain and use power in organizations. Political activities in an organization are inevitable and managers should manage them carefully.

Power and politics are present in all organizations.