Unit 7: Managing with the Use of Power

This discussion will address power and influence in organizations.
Not all human influences are necessarily coercive and exploitative… The most powerful influences consist of deeply human relationships in which two or more persons engage with one another… To understand the nature of leadership requires understanding of the essence of power, for leadership is a special form of power. (Burns, 2010)
Focus your discussion on the following:
How do you see power and influence displayed in your organizational life?
How do you relate to what Burns says?
Do the articles from your assigned reading speak to you more directly?
What is the source of your power?

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