Are you comfortable developing sources of personal influence
to gain power? I think I am very comfortable with
developing sources of personal influence to gain power. I feel that as long as your
actions benefit the organization, the use of power can be a good thing. The part of personal power I use the most is
expertise. I am always trying to upgrade
my experience level; using sources of personal power to be seen as an expert at
my job, thus influencing my sources of influence. This is one of the reasons I
have been taking educational class for 15 years, which takes extra time and
effort in learning. The more knowledge I
possess about the aspect of my duties, the more I can influence my peers to making
good decisions. As an expert you gain a
positive reputation. I truly believe
that your reputation is vital when you are considered as a field expert by subordinates,
peers and organizational leaders.
Do you embody the characteristics of likeable people
depicted in Table 5.4 (p. 290)?
The answer to this question is no. I do not
feel that I embody the characteristics depicted on Table 5.4 (p. 290). The most important thing to me is a
professional relationship, not how much someone likes you. I am not big on social exchanges that do not
relate to the task at hand. I normally
do not go out of my way to have conversations with individuals, unless it is
job related. One factor that has influenced my actions is a large part of my career
was spent as a supervisor. As a rule, I tend to associate with my work
colleagues within the workplace (work related), and I choose not to have
relationships with my colleagues outside of work. One for the flaws I have when
I do have social exchanges with peers is the fact that I find myself gravitating
to those with similar interests and backgrounds. I have to be careful here as to not single individuals
out.
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