organisation behavior

Question 1. Who are the powerful people in this company? And sources of power.

HR Director- Legitimate power, Reward power

Janet- Coercive power

Danie- Coercive power

Harry Main- Referent power, Expert power

Question 2. Recommend some ways for George to (1) increase his power and (2)deal with powerful colleagues in this case ?

Advice for the Case 1 :

(1) First of all, as a newcomer to the company, George shouldn't be in a hurry to show himself. Although he has the expert power because he successfully passed the MBA program, he lacks the knowledge and experience of someone who has been doing this job for decades.

(2) George should first work with those experienced employees for a period of time, after accumulating enough relevant knowledge and work experience, his expert power will be improved, after that, George can start to put forward his own ideas gradually and his ideas will be more easily accepted by his colleagues.

Advice for the Case 2 :

(1) George was so eager to present himself at the beginning that the customer report he spent a lot of time writing was not necessarily a good customer report. George's boss, Janet, exerts coercive energy on George and demands that he do exactly what she wants him to do. In this case, Janet should also make some changes. She could not force George to write the report according to her idea, or she could tell George how to promote himself instead of denying his report completely.

(2) George should have a self-reflection after being completely rejected by Janet. Although Janet insisted on his own idea and forced him to change it, if his report was good enough, even if he had different opinions, it should be able to make Janet accept part of George's idea.

Advice for the Case 3 :

(1) Because his idea was not accepted by his boss Janet, George began to abandon himself, just for the bonus and muddle in the company, finally told that he could not get the bonus. First of all, as a new employee of the company, George should learn from those experienced old employees, which can enhance his expert energy. Secondly, when his report is denied, he should actively reflect on himself instead of giving up on himself. Only if he completes the work seriously and actively can he get the bonus.

(2) George should work hard to deserve the bonus, however, unfortunately, George, as a rookie, gave up on himself completely after some setbacks, which caused him to lose the reward Power.