Step 1: Read the following short articles: Bacon, T. (2010). How power works. Retrieved from http://www.theelementsofpower.com/index.cfm/how-power-works/ Bacon, T. (2010). How influence works. Retrieved from http://www.theelementsofpower.com/index.cfm/how-influence-works/ Step 2: Take the “Influence Effectiveness” and “Power Source” Self-Assessments at the following source: Bacon, T. (2010). Self assessments. Retrieved from http://www.theelementsofpower.com/power-and-influence-self-assessments/ **Copy your results chart (as a jpeg) for each assessment into an appendix of your paper. Step 3: Based on your required readings and additional research, prepare a 3- to 4-page paper completing/answering the following: Introduction: Explain the importance of the balance of power and influence. Body: Describe the five sources of power: Reward, Coercive, Legitimate, Referent, and Expert. Explain the four clusters of upward influence: Shotgun, Tactician, Bystander, and Ingratiator. Explain your results for each assessment. Were you surprised by your results or were they what you expected? Identity one of the five sources of power that you most identify with based on your results. Explain your rationale. Identify one of the four clusters of upward influence. Explain your rationale. Conclusion: Rationalize the important findings of your paper to a career as a health care professional. Include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. additional reading https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezproxy2016.trident.edu/pmc/articles/PMC5045638/ https://hbr.org/2011/02/the-importance-of-organization http://study.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/reference1.4.pdf
