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Leadership Power and Influence.

Overview:
The lessons in this content include using power and politics to help accomplish important organizational goals and practicing aspects of charismatic leadership by pursuing a vision or idea that you care deeply about and want to share with others. You will also learn how to increase power through political activity and use the influence tactics of appealing to a higher vision, rational persuasion, friendliness, reciprocity, developing allies, and direct persuasion. Finally, you will learn how to call upon characteristics of Machiavellian-style leadership when tough actions are needed to benefit the organization in difficult times.

Learning Objectives:
Use power and politics to help accomplish important organizational goals.

Practice aspects of charismatic leadership by pursuing a vision or idea that you care deeply about and want to share with others.

Apply the concepts that distinguish transformational from transactional leadership.

Use coalitional leadership to build alliances that can help you achieve important goals for the organization.

Call upon characteristics of Machiavellian-style leadership when tough actions are needed to benefit the organization in difficult times.

Explain the difference between soft power and hard power and identify specific types of power in organizations.

Describe structural, human resource, political, and symbolic frames of reference and identify your dominant leadership frame.

Know how to increase power through political activity and use the influence tactics of appealing to a higher vision, rational persuasion, friendliness, reciprocity, developing allies, and direct persuasion.

Discussion Board - 450 words

Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 12Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 12

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Respond to the following prompts: "What do I feel are the most important aspects of my learning in the chapters this week?" and "What about this learning was really worthy of my time and understanding?" Then explain how important it is in society or business.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
Assume you are on a search committee to replace the CEO of a large financial services firm that is recovering from problems related to the mortgage crisis. Which do you think would be most valuable for a new top leader trying to solve the problems within the organization-charismatic, transformational, coalitional, or Machiavellian-style leadership? What about for a new top leader of a small private university? Discuss.

Lord Acton, a British historian of the late nineteenth century, said that "power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely," suggesting that a person's sense of morality lessens as his or her power increases. Do you agree? Considering this idea, is it ethical for leaders to try to increase their power? Discuss.

[Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion].
[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

Leadership Development: Case for Analysis

The Suarez Effect

Synopsis
Pat Talley and Carmelita Suarez are competing for the CIO position. Pat is task-oriented and doesn't socialize well. Carmelita is popular with others and socializes easily with individuals at every level.

Questions:

Who do you think the CEO should appoint as CIO? Why?

Is Pat sabotaging his career by thinking of relationship building as "office politics" that takes the focus away from day-to-day work? What advice would you give Pat, who is not a natural relationship builder?

What sources of power do Pat and Carmelita seem to use in the company? Which person do you believe will be more influential as CIO? Explain.

Attachment:- Leadership Experience.rar