Exercising Influence Without Formal Authority: How New Managers Can Build Power and Influence
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- Synopsis
- When they become managers, most people assume that certain rights and privileges come with a promotion. They expect to have more authority and freedom than they did as individual contributors. But new managers soon learn that formal authority is a very limited source of power. In fact, most of the people who can make a manager's life miserable are people over whom they have no formal authority: bosses and peers. They must acquire the ability to manage interdependencies effectively, building mutual expectations, trust, and influence with a diverse group of people. In this chapter, author Linda A. Hill focuses on the work involved in gaining an understanding of the political dynamics of an organization and building the power and influence--and cultivating the key one-on-one relationships--necessary to navigate them. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 10 of "Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership."
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Publisher:
- Harvard Business Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 08/02/16
- Copyrighted By:
- HBS Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.