LET1 Task 3 Managers in an organization use their power in ways that their employees can achieve goals of the company. There are five bases of power that are broke into two groups: formal and personal power. There is also the power of dependency in which Employee B depends on Employee A if he/she has goals and requirements that Employee A can complete. Dependency increases when the controlled resources are important, short in supply or non-substitutable. * Formal Power group Coercive- the
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Running head: LEADERSHIP STYLES 1 Leadership Styles Student Name LET1 (Task 2) WGU August 21, 2013 Course Mentor Name LEADERSHIP STYLES 2 Abstract Leadership is a series of actions by which an individual inspires others to achieve a task and leads the corporation to make it more coherent and cohesive. Leadership means the willingness and ability to lead and influence others. A leader can be the CEO of a corporation, or a leader who leads his or her team to success behind the
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LET1 Task 3 - When discussing leadership it’s important to know that there are 5 bases of power. Those 5 bases of power are coercive, reward, legitimate, referent, and expert. Coercive can be described as someone with power using that power to make someone do something they do not want to do. Reward is just that, offering a reward. A manager might offer a reward to the employee who has the highest production rate. This, in theory, drives all employees to work harder in hopes of a reward.
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Commercial Printing Company Evaluation (LET1 317.1.5-03-05) The corporation being looked at in this paper started as a commercial printing company and expanded into many other services such as digital printing, mailing services and other fulfillment services. The company has always had very satisfied customers because of its knowledgeable staff, creative methods and their strong desire to work together as a team. Within the last 5 years the company fell upon some hard times where they were losing
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LET1 Task 3 Influence someone has over another is known as power. Power can be good or bad depending on how it is used. If power is used wisely it can help an organization. Used poorly, however, power can be detrimental to those involved. There are five bases of power and all are seen in the given scenario. These five bases can be divided into two main forms of power. The first form of power “is based on an individual’s position in an organization” (Robbins & Judge, 2007, p. 471), this is
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