Personal Power

·         W6 Assignment "Personal Power"

Leadership In Organizations

Personal Power

This week you learned about power in the workplace.

Write a 2 page paper on “Personal Power.”

Address the following in your paper:

·         Describe ways in which you might increase your personal power.

·         How would you:

o  Appeal to a vision or higher purpose?

o  Use rational persuasion?

o  Help people to like you?

o  Rely on the rule of reciprocity?

o  Develop allies?

o  Ask for what you want?

Include a title page and 3-5 references. Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia). Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.