Decision Point: Power Play Idea
One option may be to get your employees at work to eachcontribute $1,500.
Consider the tactics below. For what "power" reason do you thinkeach tactic could work?
Match each tactic in Tactic to thetype of power it best corresponds to in Type ofPower.
Type of Power
Legitimate Power
Referent power
Coercive power
Reward power
Expert power
Tactic
You think you can get each of your employees at work tocontribute $1,500 from the surprise $5,000 bonuses you are gettingready to distribute next month.
You think you can get each of your employees at work tocontribute $1,500 if you tell them they are getting bonuses nextmonth.
You think you can get each of your employees at work tocontribute $1,500 just by asking.
You think you can get each of your employees at work tocontribute $1,500 because they know you can show them how to turnthe donation into a monetary advantage for them.
You think you can get each of your employees at work tocontribute $1,500 because you're going to tell them you'recontributing $5,000.
