This document discusses organizational politics and power. It defines different types of political behaviors like maneuvering situations, managing information carefully, and seeking approval from those above. It also contrasts maintenance with greatness, caution with courage, and dependency with autonomy. The document presents models for types of relationships based on agreement and trust, as well as bases of power like legitimate, expert, coercive, and referent power. The overall message is about leading with integrity through positive politics.

2. L EA D W I T H
I N T EG R I T YT H R O U G H
POSITIVE POLITICS

3. A BO UT US
April Akinloye, PhD Bonni Stachowiak, EdD

4. O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L P O L I T I C S

6. m ane u ve r ing
s ituatio ns and, at
tim e s , pe o ple
Block (1987) p. 51-52

7. m anag in g
info r m atio n and
plans caref ully to
o ur ow n advantage
Block (1987) p. 51-52

8. be ing strate g ic and
instr um e ntal in o ur
re latio ns hips
Block (1987) p. 51-52

9. s e e king approval o f
tho s e above us
Block (1987) p. 51-52

10. be ing cautio us in
te lling the tr uth
Block (1987) p. 51-52

11. a better view

12. WE CHOOSE BETWEEN
MAINTENANCE GREATNESS
CAUTION COURAGE
DEPENDENCY AUTONOMY
AdaptedfromBlock’sTheEmpoweredManager

14. BEDFELLOWS ALLIES
ADVERSARIES OPPONENTS
HIGHLOW
LEVELOFAGREEMENT
LEVEL OF TRUST
HIGHLOW

16. BEDFELLOWS ALLIES
ADVERSARIES OPPONENTS
HIGHLOW
LEVELOFAGREEMENT
LEVEL OF TRUST
HIGHLOW
FENCE-
SITTERS

17. BASES OF POWER
Legitimate
Expert Coercive
RewardReferent
French & Raven (1959)

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20. L EA D W I T H
I N T EG R I T YT H R O U G H
POSITIVE POLITICS