Presented by : Sonali Vaity & Sushant Patil
DEFINITION OF POWER
The capacity to direct or influence the behavior or the course of action of others
Power refers to a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B, so B acts in accordance with A’s wishes
CONTRASTING LEADERSHIP & POWER
Power does not require goal similarity, only dependence
Leadership requires some match between the goals of the leader and those being led
Leadership focuses on the downward influence on followers
Groups as well as individuals can use power to control other individuals or groups
SOURCE OF POWER
Positional Power
Expert Power
Referent Power
Reward Power
POWER TACTICS Legitimacy
Rational persuasion
Inspirational appeals
Consultation
Exchange
Personal appeals
Ingratiation
Pressure
Coalitions
Politics
DEFINITION OF POLITICS
Organizational Politics are the activities managers engage in to increase their power and use it to achieve their goals.
Political strategies: Specific tactics used to increase power and use it effectively.
Political can be negative, but also is a positive force allowing needed change.
Everyone throughout the firm engagers in politics Political activity allows a manager to gain support for an idea.
REASONS FOR OFFICE POLITICS
Politics arises when employees aspire to achieve something beyond their authority and control in a short span of time
Lack of supervision and control at the workplace
Too much of gossip at work lead to politics
Arrogant superiors
Jealous colleagues
POLITICAL TACTICS & STRATEGIES
To make effective use of organizational politics, leader must be aware of specific political tactics & strategies
There are three major tactics
Gaining Power
Building relationship with superiors & co-workers
Avoiding political blunder
GAINING POWER
All political tactics are aimed at gaining & maintaining power, even the power to avoid a difficult assignment.
Six techniques to gaining power
Develop power contacts Control vital information Control lines of communication Bring in outside expert Make a quick showing
BUILDING RELATIONSHIP
Much of organization politics involve building relationship with network member who can be helpful now or later
Strategies for building relationship Make & manage impression on others Ask satisfied customers to speak about you Be overly courteous, pleasant & positive Flatter others
AVOIDING POLITICAL BLUNDERS
A strategy for retaining power is to refrain from making power eroding blunders which can prevent one from attaining power
Criticizing the boss in public forums By passing the manager Overt display of disloyalty Being or perceived as a poor team player Act in haste Declining an offer from top management
CONCLUSION Power is the ability to influence people and events.
Managers need to use power effectively.
Closely related to power is politics. Politics relates to the ways people gain and use power in organizations.
Political activities in an organization are inevitable and managers should manage them carefully.
Power and politics are present in all organizations and are inevitable. However it depends on the stakeholders whether to use it for their selfish benefits or for an organizational development that can lead to everyone's benefits.