In the book it talks about different strategies for building a person power base. It is important to build a power base when in management positions because that is how your further your goals. Here are five ways to increase my power base at my work place.
1. Maintain Personal Energy: To be a good leader I need to take time for myself and make sure I am well rested. Taking time also means making personal relationships with others. This helps create resources for the future.
2. Present a Powerful Picture to Others: The saying fake it till you make it comes to mind. Dress and act the part. This gives the idea that your are assertive and in control.
3. Pay the Entry Fee: You have to work harder, stay longer, and do more than others. They do their share of the hard work or unpleasant work such and working on holidays and weekends without complaining. Hard work is the key.
4. Determine the Powerful in the Organization: Learn the names and faces of people you work with. Once you identify the powerful, look for similarities you have with them, not your differences.
5. Learn the Language and Symbols of the Organization: Every workplace has its own culture and way of doing things. It is your responsibility to become familiar with it.
This is just the beginning of the list! I think the most important of these is to be a hard worker. I am a firm believer that hard work always will pay off in the end.
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