Reference no: EM131044633
Sociopolitical Skills
Subscribed Subscribe
Show Description Hide Description
Organizational structure, norms, values, culture, etc., all have an impact on a leader's success. Consider the new or advancing leader. Such a leader is expected to learn how to effectively perform all of the important administrative and professional/technical tasks. In addition, the leader needs to master the necessary social skills associated with early effectiveness in the new position. Below are 10 "sociopolitical" categories which may influence a transitioning leader's early (and enduring) effectiveness. These include, in no particular order, the ability to:
• enter into an established leader/employee "network."
• sense, as well as use, appropriate communication; influence behaviors.
• sense and appropriately act on keen organizational norms.
• become aware of, and sensitively interact with, organizational "blockers" and "enablers."
• build political bridges by identifying and relating to key formal/informal power sources.
• become known as a "go-to/can-do" individual.
• be perceived as a "team player."
• sense key organizational issues upon which to create early vision, initiatives, and value.
• identify and appropriately respond to the requirements of superiors/peers/subordinates.
• be perceived as having organizationally appropriate ethics, values, and beliefs.
Please note that these are behavioral skill categories, not actual behaviors. You likely use many of the actual behaviors (such as "interpersonal communication") within a category every day.
Remember, after you submit your answer each week to the Discussion Question itself, you also need to respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.
(In total for this module's Discussion Forum you should have contributed at least two Discussion Question posts and four response posts to your classmates.)
You must participate in BOTH Week 1 and Week 2 Discussions to get credit for each module's Discussion.
Posting early each week will allow for more opportunities for leading the discussions, making substantial contributions, and engaging in meaningful and mutual discussions with others.
Week 1 Discussion Question:
Does this list of "sociopolitical" skill categories match your sense of what is most required to help ensure a leader's early success in a new role/position? What might you add or subtract to help ensure the most effective transition into a new job?
|
Dividends are expected to grow at constant rate
: The Jackson–Timberlake Wardrobe Co. just paid a dividend of $1.85 per share on its stock. The dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 4 percent per year indefinitely. Investors require a return of 12 percent on the company's stock. What ..
|
|
What are the companys external opportunities and threats
: What are the company's external opportunities and threats? Develop an External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix, explain what the company needs to improve on externally, and justify why it needs to be improved.
|
|
Portfolio with an expected return
: You invest $100 in a complete portfolio. The complete portfolio is composed of a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 12% and a standard deviation of 15% and a treasury bill with a rate of return of 5%. ______ of your money should be inv..
|
|
Price of a two-year european call option
: What, to the nearest cent, is the lower bound for the price of a two-year European call option on a stock when the stock price is $20, the strike price is $15, and the risk-free interest rate with continuous compounding is 5% and there are no divi..
|
|
Does the list of sociopolitical skill categories match sense
: Does this list of "sociopolitical" skill categories match your sense of what is most required to help ensure a leader's early success in a new role/position?
|
|
Determining the holding period return
: If you purchase a stock for $50, receive dividends of $2, and sell the stock at the end of the year for $50.5, what is your holding period return?
|
|
What implications does this access to these agents
: Digital technology has extended the influence of peer groups to 24 hours per day. Given the influence of peers and schools as agents of socialization, what implications does this 24/7 access to these agents have on development?
|
|
Expected profit under the proposed credit standards
: The cost of goods sold is 75% of the selling price. Per $100 of current sales, what is Tom's expected profit under the proposed credit standards.
|
|
Balance sheet based on the restate financial statements
: I need a Common-Sized Balance Sheet and Income Statement both Horizontal and Vertical based on the Restate Financial Statements for a company
|