Trident MGT501 Module 4 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest 2019 October

MGT501 Management and Organizational Behavior

Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Sociopolitical
Skills

Using the
same scenario as Week 1 of this Discussion, answer the question in bold below.

Organizational
structure, norms, values, culture, etc., all have an impact on a leader’s
success. Consider the new or advancing leader. Such a leader is expected to
learn how to effectively perform all of the important administrative and
professional/technical tasks. In addition, the leader needs to master the
necessary social skills associated with early effectiveness in the new
position. Below are 10 “sociopolitical” categories which may influence a
transitioning leader’s early (and enduring) effectiveness. These include, in no
particular order, the ability to:

• enter into an established
leader/employee “network”;

• sense, as well as use, appropriate
communication and influence behaviors;

• sense and appropriately act on keen
organizational norms;

• become aware of, and sensitively
interact with, organizational “blockers” and “enablers”;

• build political bridges by
identifying and relating to key formal/informal power sources;

• become known as a “go-to/can-do”
individual;

• be perceived as a “team player”;

• sense key organizational issues
upon which to create early vision, initiatives, and value;

• identify and appropriately respond
to the requirements of superiors/peers/subordinates; and

• be perceived as having
organizationally appropriate ethics, values, and beliefs.

Please note
that these are behavioral skill categories, not actual behaviors. You likely
use many of the actual behaviors (such as “interpersonal communication”) within
a category every day.

Week 1
Discussion Question:

Does this
list of “sociopolitical” skill categories match your sense of what is most
required to help ensure a leader’s early success in a new role/position? What
might you add or subtract to help ensure the most effective transition into a
new job?

DQ2 Sociopolitical
Skills

Using the
same scenario as Week 1 of this Discussion, answer the question in bold
below.

Week 2
Discussion Question:

In your
view, how important to your enduring success in the job are your early efforts
in a new leadership role? Presuming you already have practiced some or all of
the 10 items, how did you learn to do so?

Remember,
after you submit your answer each week to the Discussion Question itself, you
also need to respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

(In total
for this module’s Discussion Forum you should have contributed at least two
Discussion Question posts and four response posts to your classmates.)

You must
participate in BOTH Week 1 and Week 2 Discussions to get credit for each
module’s Discussion.

Posting
early each week will allow for more opportunities for leading the discussions,
making substantial contributions, and engaging in meaningful and mutual
discussions with others.