For the Week 4 Textbook Reflection assignment, we are going to finish Chapter 4 (Power and Influence) and begin Chapter 14 (Contingency Theories of Leadership) . I only have one question from each...

Theories of Leadership
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Question 1
During the module, I have gone through the most important aspect of leadership, 'influencing'; Kipnis and his associates have described eight types of different influencing tactics. The tactics are:
· Rational Conviction
· Appeals of inspiration
· Advisory
· Integrating
· Staff appeals
· Tactics for Coalition
· Tactics of Pressure
· Tactics to legitimize
I have learned these tactics thoroughly and understood that in the coming 1-3 days, I would be using four of the eight tactics to influence others. The four tactics are Consultation, Personal Appeals, Inspirational Appeals, Coalition Tactics (Sun, and Bond, 2020).
Consultation tactic is used when leaders request members to take part in the planning of an activity. For example, the Minister establishes a group of church members to assist in the design and utilize the new church complement as an example of consultation. Another example. In this scenario, consulting might contribute to a better construction design and reinforce members' commitment to the notion of the latest arrival. I will be using this tactic to influence others if I see that my team members do not feel or are losing interest in their work. I will ask every member to participate in the planning activity; they will feel that they are more important to the organization through this (Hughes, Ginnett and Curphy, 2021). By doing this, I will gain their trust, and it will be helpful to be a successful leader in the future.
I have studied another style of influencing that is a personal appeal; it is an important influencing tactic. Agent appeals to another person when they beg for friendship to accomplish his favour (Kim, and Gausdal, 2020). It is also labeled as asking for favor tactics. I will use this tactic when my group members do not obey my orders or tend to harm the organization's production. This tactic can be very useful in situations of crisis.
Many scholars say that the art of influencing people lies in the inspiration someone can put in front of them. Therefore, the inspirational appeal tactic is used by most leaders nowadays. It has two simple reasons: people connect with the inspirational story and think that they can also do the same. Another reason is inspiration works everywhere because it can speed up the adrenalin rush. Therefore, the agent begs for inspiration while submitting a request or proposal to stimulate emotions or passion objectives.
An example may be the passionate pitch of a clergyman for the good deeds that may be performed by building a planned extension to the church. I will use this tactic when my team members lose hope and interest in their work (Madigan, et al., 2020). I will lead from the front that this cannot be the end and inspire them to perform their best for the organization.
The last influencing tactic I will be using in the next 1-3 days is Coalition Tactics. Coalition tactics vary from consultation since they affect the target when...