BUS 610 Week 6 DQ 1 The Tipping Point

A discussion on the concept of the tipping point in organizational change and leadership.

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BUS610Week6DQ1TheTippingPointDescribethe“tippingpoint”wherepowerturnsintodomination.Explainhowthesetwodynamicforcesareunavoidable.“Poweristheabilitytoinfluencethebehaviorsofothersusingformalandinformalmeans.Powercanbethoughtofintermsofmeansandends.Anendisanobjectiveoroutcomeandmeansconstitutethemethod(s)usedtoachievethatoutcome”(Baack,2012).Manypeoplebelievethatrealpowerissharedandnotimposed.Ifaperson,withaMachiavellianpersonality,hasunlimitedpowerbutdoesnotcareforotherpeopleitcancausethemtoengageinpracticesthatdominateothers.Thesekindsofpeoplearewillingtomanipulateasituationorotherstoachievepersonalgainandaremorethanwillingtoseekunsanctionedmeanstoattainpower,control,fortuneandfame(Baack,2012).Thetippingpointoccurswhensomeoneexertstheirpowerforthepurposeofself-interestsandself-gains.Thesetwodynamicforcesseemtobeunavoidablebecauseofhumannature.Poweranddominationseemtobecomedistortedbecauseofpeoplewhohavehiddenagendas,seriouslymisguidedviews,andamisrepresentationofauthority.

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