week 1 disc 12 Morale and Discipline, writing homework help

Please do a paragraph about this post with this instruction .

post most have 4 or more sentences .

you also have to have a high quality post from a content perspective. This means it also needs to do more than agree with or praise a class mate. If you agree with a classmate, explain why, give an example, share what you learned in the reading

Power is the ability to influence others. When one hears the word “power” it can either have negative or positive feelings. In both research and practice, power has been described as a dirty word (Lunenburg, 2012). More than 50 years ago social scientists John French and Bertrand Raven proposed five sources of power within organizations: legitimate, reward, coercive, expert, and referent (Lunenburg, 2012).

• Legitimate– a person’s ability to influence others’ behavior because of the position that person holds within the organization. Legitimate or positional power, as it is sometimes called, is derived from a position of authority inside the organization, often referred to as “formal authority” (Lunenburg, 2012).
• Rewards– a person’s ability to influence others’ behavior by providing them with things they want to receive. These rewards can be either financial, such as pay raises or bonuses or nonfinancial, including promotions, favorable work assignments, more responsibility, new equipment, praise, and recognition.
• Coercive– a person’s ability to influence others’ behavior by punishing them or by creating a perceived threat to do so. For example, employees may comply with a manager’s directive because of fear or threat of punishment.
• Expert– a person’s ability to influence others’ behavior because of recognized knowledge, skills, or abilities.
• Referent– a person’s ability to influence others’ behavior because they like, admire, and respect the individual.

There can be no leadership without influence, because influence is how leaders lead. Leaders understand that a primary part of their job is to influence others towards a desired outcome. One of the most successful approaches to leading others is to lead from a strong set of values (Hoff, 2014). Values are the fundamental components of a person’s beliefs, the concepts that they hold most dear and that drive decision making (Hoff, 2014). When a leader takes the time to identify her deepest values they are likely to make satisfying choices and remain consistent in her actions and choices. Moreover, they are effective in articulating values then others will understand her reasoning and, more often than not, be more inclined to support her process (Hoff, 2014).

It is important that a manager/leader is a good advocate for you and your organization. Advocacy in all its forms seeks to ensure that people are able to:

• Have their voice heard on issues that are important to them.
• Defend and safeguard their rights.
• Have their views and wishes genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives.

Also, advocacy is a process of supporting and enabling people to:

• Express their views and concerns.
• Access information and services.
• Defend and promote their rights and responsibilities.
• Explore choices and options

This allows everyone to be heard, get their onions out, and work together and motivate each other as a team to formulate a plan of action that betters the department/organization (SEAP, 2017).

Authentic leaders are self-actualized who are aware of their strengths, their limitations, and their emotions. They also show their real selves to their colleagues. They do not act one way in private and another in public; they don’t hide their mistakes or weaknesses out of fear of looking weak. This is type of leader I appreciate and hope to be one day. They are real!

I enjoyed that in the video the gentleman describes of involving others and having them have co-ownership of an organization’s mission and have others feel committed and build a strong leading team together.