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Give Your Employees a Knife

Lead Change Blog

When it came time to cut the cookie dough to be placed in the baking pan, her mother got a shocked look as I confidently handed her seven-year old daughter a sharp knife. Since personal power is already present in every employee, empowerment is not a gift given by the leader. The job of the leader is to release power.

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The 4 Types of Organizational Politics

Harvard Business Review

Organizational politics refers to a variety of activities associated with the use of influence tactics to improve personal or organizational interests. Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gaining more personal power as well as managing stress and job demands, than their politically naive counterparts.