Heal-INC: Monica's Three Sources Of Power
After many successful years at Heal-INC, Monica, a very ambitious woman known for her expertise, takes on “project Hippocrates” as a program manager. While working on the project with the same focus and energy she did with all her previous endeavors at the company, she mistakenly fell in a very individualistic role without paying attention to her peers knowing that Ralph parker, VP of signal Proc. Design, is “politically aggressive” and he could be a “major road block”. Monica used the same upward appeal influence tactics relying on her good relationship with the president of the company, Gary Dorr, as he once said to her “ he thought of her as HEAL-INC daughter”.
Monica had 3 sources of power: Expert, information and legitimate power. Expert and information power come from the several years of success at HEAL-INC and the continuous focus and dedication she put tackling project Hippocrates by “creating a task force”,” recruiting members from other departments” and “creating cross-department signal processor study group”. Her legitimate power comes from higher positions in the organizational chart since she “developed exceptional relationship with Gary Dorr, the current president of HEAL-INC”. …show more content…
He constantly challenged her and provoked her. Although he lacked the expert and information power as “Parker had no solid data and his presentation was devoid of content and filled with glib assertions and pronouncements” however “he has done so much behind-closed-doors political
Monica had 3 sources of power: Expert, information and legitimate power. Expert and information power come from the several years of success at HEAL-INC and the continuous focus and dedication she put tackling project Hippocrates by “creating a task force”,” recruiting members from other departments” and “creating cross-department signal processor study group”. Her legitimate power comes from higher positions in the organizational chart since she “developed exceptional relationship with Gary Dorr, the current president of HEAL-INC”. …show more content…
He constantly challenged her and provoked her. Although he lacked the expert and information power as “Parker had no solid data and his presentation was devoid of content and filled with glib assertions and pronouncements” however “he has done so much behind-closed-doors political