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Affiliation Power and How to Use it
In the second of our series on power and how to use it we will examine affiliation power. Employees perceive front-line supervisors to have the right affiliations or connections with influential individuals to get things done more effectively within the organization.
How is it use - department supervisors have limited power, but if he or she knows how to work through upper management to get things then their perceived affiliation with that group generates added influence in the eyes of subordinates and peers. This power base is sometimes used when employees request special consideration or request (for instance, leave of absence, extended vacation time) beyond the organization's written rules and regulations. If the employee is deserving of it the supervisor should use their influence to have the special situation granted. This might, for example, necessitate the supervisor writing a note to the personnel department supporting this employee's request. Lastly, supervisors who effectively use the affiliation power base create an atmosphere towards motivating an employee to want to produce to their highest level.
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