power in the work place reporting Human behavior in Organization.pptx

power in the workplace

1. CHAPER 11: POWER AND POLTICS IN WORKING PLACE Professor: Dr. Novrina Bigilda Anonas Orge Presented By : Mary Grace C. Rafaga TOPIC: POWER IN WORKING PLACE

2. WHAT IS POWER? 1 Power, simply defined, is the ability to influence others. In the workplace, we might tend to think of power as following a company’s organizational chart – those higher up have more power than those lower down.

3. An individual’s power in the workplace can come from the organization itself, in terms of one’s roles, responsibilities, and access to resources. There are other forms of power, however, that derive from the individual’s own personality, experiences, and education, and cannot be given or taken away by the organization. WHO GIVES YOU YOUR POWER? 2

4. Legitimate Power Managers and executives are granted the right by their organization to request certain behaviours from others: a manager may assign projects, distribute workloads, implement policies regarding sick days and lateness, and so on. This legitimate power is one form of power that most employees are familiar with and may, at least occasionally, bristle under. 3 POWER FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION TYPES OF POWER

5. Reward Power When bosses determine employees’ salaries or surprise employees with a catered lunch, they are exercising their reward power. Their legitimate power (described above) gives them control over the resources that can be used to reward employees. 4 Coercive Power Coercive power is the ability to punish others, as when supervisors fire or threaten to fire workers for underperformance. Coercive power can also manifest between employees of similar rank, as when workers ostracize someone who is consistently late with their contributions, or withhold information from a colleague who has been too pushy.

6. Expert Power As the name implies, expert power is derived from an individual’s deep technical knowledge and extensive experience in a particular field. It’s one of the few forms of power that anyone can wield once they sharpen their mastery of a particular skill or discipline. 5 Informational Power Informational power refers to the ability to strategically withhold or divulge powerful information. With this type of power, the influence lies in the information’s weight and the holder’s timing when disclosing it .

7. Referent Power Referent power is an internal type of power mostly wielded by likable, charismatic people. Unlike legitimate power, which can be issued through appointment, referent power is a personal ability to impose one’s will on others without legal obligation. 6

8. 7 Who Has Power in the Workplace? EVERYONE. Regardless of their position, every employee holds some power and uniquely impacts the business’s growth. However, what separates the truly powerful people in the organization from the rest is their degree of influence.

9. PEOPLE WITH POWER IN THE WORKPLACE CAN BE DIVIDED into two categories . Bestowed Power Bestowed power refers to all kinds of power given to an individual by appointment or delegation. 8 2. Earned power Earned Power is derived from an employee’s expertise or unusual abilities. It refers to the kind of influence an individual receives for being so exceptional at certain tasks that they become recognized as an authority figure.

10. HOW TO HARNESS POWER IN THE WORKPLACE Step 1: Evaluate the Status Quo 9 Anyone seeking to harness power for good must first evaluate the status quo at work to determine their level of influence. This person must figure out how many types of power they currently possess and the degree to which they possess them.

11. HOW TO HARNESS POWER IN THE WORKPLACE Step 2: Determine the Limits 10 Determine what the limits of those powers are. For example, knowing the limits of one’s expert power will enable that person to operate better only in areas where control is guaranteed. It will also prevent them from overstepping their boundaries, helping them avoid clashes with other authority holders within the organization.

12. HOW TO HARNESS POWER IN THE WORKPLACE Step 3: Set Goals 11 Then, they must spell out the specific goals and objectives they want to accomplish with their defined authority.

13. HOW TO HARNESS POWER IN THE WORKPLACE Step 4: Identify Strategies 12 The types of power have different strengths, so they require different modes of execution. To fully optimize one’s influence, the individual must adopt a strategy that efficiently combines all their strengths to achieve their desired goal.

14. Presented By : Mary Grace C. Rafaga THANK YOU