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Unit 4 Assignment: Personal Power and Influence

Prepare a 2–3-page paper (500–700 words), not including the title and reference pages, regarding your personal power and influence.

First, introduce a goal you would like to achieve by increasing the commitment of others. Next, using Table 8-1: Essentially Ethical and Honest Influence Tactic in Chapter 8 of the text (DuBrin, 2019), select two items from the list of interest to you and conduct research on how to effectively use each tactic.

Then, using the Leadership Self-Assessments found in Chapter 8 of the text (DuBrin, 2019), : Survey of Influence Tactics and : The Leader Ingratiating Checklist, analyze your current level of influence and your level of ingratiating behavior. Identify one-to-two opportunities for development. Provide recommendations to increase your personal power and influence development based on your research and analysis. Finally, conclude with a summary of the primary points of the paper and provide a call to action.

Checklist:

Introduction section: Introduce a goal you would like to achieve by increasing the commitment of others.
Using Table 8-1: Essentially Ethical and Honest Influence Tactic in Chapter 8 of the text (DuBrin, 2019), select two items from the list of interest to you and conduct research on how to effectively use each tactic.
Using the Leadership Self-Assessments found in Chapter 8 of the text (DuBrin, 2019),  Survey of Influence Tactics and The Leader Ingratiating Checklist, analyze your current level of influence and your level of ingratiating behavior. Identify one-to-two opportunities for development.
Provide recommendations to increase your personal power and influence development based on your research and analysis.
Conclude with a summary of the primary points of the paper and provide a call to action.
Ensure substantive integration of appropriate current, and reliable resources, including in-text citations throughout, with a corresponding item on the reference list. A minimum of two viable sources are required (no older than 3 years).
Your response should be spell and grammar-checked and demonstrate correct mechanics and appropriate writing style.
Format your paper using APA 7th edition, including section headings.