GEMBA7-OBSession 6 Vinodh Sankaran Learning Journal

How much power do you have in your organization? Do power changes the personal behavior?Power is one of the very sensitive topic to debate. One can do anything if he has right power. A leader is the one who has more power in an organization but where does the power come from. Power comes to individual in many ways though promotions, business needs,passion to work, ample amount of experience etc. A true leader will handle the power in the smooth way without any ego or attitude and make sure he takes care of his people. Mahatma Gandhi had more power but he used his power perfectly and lead his people in amazing manner. Through gaining unique knowledge, social influence one can increase the power in an organization.

Power can change anything in an organization. An informal usage of power will leads to political behavior in an organization. But this politics will leads to advantages in some cases and disadvantages to many cases. My personal opinion there is politics everywhere an individual should be smart so that he should get adjust to the politics in an organization. A great leader will only focus on things which benefit to organization he won't think about any political behavior which can leads to him trouble, puts the organization in jeopardy situation and sets an wrong example to the people who are following him. It also leads to conflict situation among peer employees. How much power you receive in your organization always respect your colleagues which will increase your value among them.

There are lots of universal influence we follow in our day to day life. Negotiation plays major role in our life. Negotiation skills varies among individuals. Take an used car selling example one has to use all his negotiation skills to get the best deal from the dealer. Reciprocity and liking are the negotiation tactics which I use in my office. Its hard to get success while negotiating deals. Negotiation is not about one who wins the argument its kind of an art which comes by experience and personal interest. Hope you all enjoyed my blog this weekend I am going to Clemson-GA Tech game and I guess Clemson will win the game easily. All have a wonderful day.

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