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Power, Politics, and Conflict: Navigating Leadership Challenges

This presentation explores the forms of power, challenges of leadership, types of conflict, and strategies for prevention and resolution. It highlights the importance of effective leadership in navigating power dynamics and managing conflicts within organizations.

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Power, Politics, and Conflict: Navigating Leadership Challenges

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  1. Unit Lesson MBA 6001: Unit III Click the arrows at the corner of each slide to advance (green) or go back (red) during the presentation.

  2. Unit III: Please be sure to turn up your volume or plug in your headphones. The next several slides contain important audio. Power, politics, and conflict (OpenClipartVectors, 2013)

  3. Forms of Power Insert Image of boundary-less design

  4. Directing Change Team Questions: • Enough position power/managers on board? • Enough experience/expertise? • Credibility? • Proven Leaders? (Altmann, 2015)

  5. Challenges

  6. Leadership Requirements • Energy • Endurance • Sensitivity • Flexibility • Ability to confront issues • Motivation • Inspiration (Sanabria, 2013)

  7. Types of Conflict

  8. Negative Conflict • Power • Values • Social factors • Barriers in communication • Cultural differences • Different nationalities • Ethnic groups • Other external factors (Altmann, 2014a)

  9. Preventing Conflict

  10. Resolving Conflict • Explore the reason for the conflict, and remain neutral. • Use alternative solutions. • Agree on the resolution. • Implement the resolution within a specific time frame. • Evaluate the resolution. • Practice the resolution process. (Venita, 2016)

  11. Self Check True or False Expert power is knowledge and valuable information that others respect, and people draw from their leader’s expertise. (Altmann, 2014b)

  12. TRUE Leaders with these powers can influence others and get things done despite challenges and resistance. (ClkerFreeVectorImages, 2014)

  13. True or False Leaders are all the same in regards to leadership styles and the power tactics they use • (Altmann, 2014b)

  14. FALSE Leaders are different in regards to leadership styles and the power tactics they use. However, power is a necessary force to align powerful coalitions, political support, and the valuable resources necessary to get things done in any organization. (ClkerFreeVectorImages, 2012)

  15. References Altmann, G. (2014a). Conflict [Image]. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/ball-district-about-conflict-244222/ Altmann, G. (2014b). Test [Image]. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/board-school-uni-learn-work-test-361516/ Altmann, G. (2015). Innovation [Image]. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/gears-innovation-monitor-renewal-683413/ Capozzoli, T. K. (1995). Resolving conflict within teams. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 18(7), 28. ClkerFreeVectorImages. (2012). X [Image]. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/cancel-no-symbol-sign-wrong-mark-47588/ ClkerFreeVectorImages. (2014). Checkmark [Image]. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/checkmark-tick-check-yes-mark- 303752/ Dana, D. (2001). Conflict resolution. New York, NY: McGraw Hill. Kotter, J. P. (1996). Leading change. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. McAlpine, A. (2000). The new Machiavelli: The art of politics in business. New York, NY: Wiley. OpenClipartVectors. (2013). Headset [Image]. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/headphone-headset-music-audio-159569/ Osuoha, R. (2010). A study of African American women: The impact of the glass ceiling syndrome on advancement opportunities in organizations (Order No. 3397162). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database.

  16. References Sanabria, D. (2013). Management versus leadership [Image]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/philozopher/17124643767/in/photolist-s6fgYK-5JPFC4-bpVj7L-wKzC1B-bpVhTW- bpViBu-bpVjXA-fEm7Z7-6g6Wxx-2YY3c3-fE4nci-9EXFjs-gscqVu-4HpCzh-ahujD4-e4dvnd-bu1Ncw-bu1TWL-bGVBcP- bGVFup-9hDbwm-fE4xrH-fE4xzp-ej9fRd-fE4xiH-fE4xV8-9EUKmB-bu1Ujb-4TVzxy-jtWQBG-bGVEGF-bGVDWx- echRtH-bGVEuK-bGVCS8-bGVzG4-bGVC4r-bXxCxL-bGVDgP-bGVA8P-ch3NQU-ch3Pu3-ch3SJq-ch3Ncb-ch3Qk7- ch3Rkw-ch3Mr9-ch3S5J-ch3Tvu-ch3LLu Sikes, B., Gulbro, R. D., & Shonesy, L. (2010). Conflict in work teams: Problems and solutions. Allied Academies International Conference. Academy of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict. Proceedings, 15(1), 15-19. Venita, O. (2016). Conflict Management [Image]. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/conflict-management-training- 1181572/

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