Power Influence Approach: Assignment for Gene One Company – Ldr 531, Week 6

Summary

Power and influence are tools that leaders use to guide their organizations. Students learn about the power influence approach to leadership and how it can be used effectively.

Organizational Size and Structure

Organizational size and structure affect how control is maintained. Students assess how these factors influence control within a company.

Culture's Effects within Organizations

Culture shapes behavior within an organization. Students analyze how culture affects an organization's operations and outcomes.

Managers' Power and Politics

Managers use power and politics to achieve their goals. Students evaluate how managers develop and maximize their power and influence.

Strategies for Gene One Company

Gene One Company needs strategies to achieve two distinct outcomes. Students determine and integrate two possible strategies for the company's leadership.

Key terms

Power influence approach

A leadership style where leaders use their position's power to influence outcomes.

Power possession

Having and using the power that comes with a leadership position.

Motivational tool

A method used to inspire and drive employees towards achieving goals.

Ethical violations

Actions that go against accepted principles of right and wrong.

Mission effectiveness

How well an organization achieves its goals and fulfills its purpose.

Good order and discipline

Maintaining structure and control within an organization, especially the military.

Questions this document helps with

• How does organizational size affect control?
• What role does culture play in an organization?
• How can managers maximize their power and influence?

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