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LDR 301 · Unit 3 of 7

Power and Influence

Organizational Behavior and Team Leadership

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Learning objectives

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

  • Apply frameworks from \
  • Apply the frameworks in "Power and Influence" to a real management decision
  • Make progress on your Organizational Behavior and Team Leadership portfolio artifact applied project

Why this matters

Power and Influence is essential to Organizational Behavior and Team Leadership. Lessons build fluency with anchor-company examples, worked problems, and assessments on the unit page.

Lesson

Unit overview

Complete all 5 lessons in order. Each lesson follows the program authoring standard: conceptual prose, worked examples, practice problems, and managerial judgment prompts. Finish unit exercises and the knowledge check before marking the unit complete.

Connection to applied work

This unit feeds directly into Organizational Behavior and Team Leadership portfolio artifact. As you read, capture notes, examples, and data you can reuse in that deliverable. Strong students finish each unit with a draft section of their project, not just highlights.

Practice

  1. Write a one-page summary of this unit in your own words without looking at the lesson.
  2. Find a real company example (public filing, news article, or personal experience) that illustrates the main concept.
  3. Draft one paragraph recommending an action a manager should take based on this unit.
  4. Add at least three terms from this unit to your course glossary.

Knowledge check

Answer these without notes before marking the unit complete:

  1. What is the central idea of "Power and Influence"?
  2. What mistake do beginners most often make when applying this material?
  3. How does this unit help you complete Organizational Behavior and Team Leadership portfolio artifact?
  4. What is one decision you face this month where this unit applies?

Key takeaways

  • Apply frameworks from \
  • Business concepts only matter when they change a decision.
  • Your LDR 301 assessment (Teams, culture, power, conflict, change, and applied leadership practice.) rewards applied understanding, not memorization.

Unit assessment

Complete each section below. Score 80%+ on the quiz to finish this unit's assessment.

40% applied project35% knowledge checks25% reflections

Exercises

Apply what you learned in this unit with structured practice.

ExerciseApplied practice: Power and Influence45 min
Complete a focused practice exercise on **Power and Influence**. 1. Choose a real company, product, or situation you know. 2. Apply one core framework from this unit to analyze it. 3. Write your analysis in 300–500 words with a clear recommendation. 4. Cite at least one credible source.

Deliverable

300–500 word analysis document saved to your portfolio under LDR 301.

Rubric

  • • Framework applied correctly (not just named)
  • • Specific evidence from a real example
  • • Clear recommendation with tradeoffs acknowledged
  • • Professional writing with source citation
ExerciseDrill: Power and Influence30 min
Work through the practice problems in the unit lesson without looking at notes. Then check your work against the lesson and write a short reflection: - What you got right - One mistake you caught - One concept to review before the next unit

Deliverable

Problem solutions + 150-word reflection in your LDR 301 workbook.

Rubric

  • • Attempted all practice items before checking answers
  • • Honest reflection on errors
  • • Identifies a specific review action

Reflection

Reflect on how the unit concepts apply to your work.

ReflectionReflection: Power and Influence40 min
Write a structured reflection (400–600 words) on **Power and Influence**. Address: 1. What surprised you in this unit? 2. Where have you seen this dynamic in a team or organization? 3. What will you do differently in the next 30 days? Use specific examples. Avoid generic statements.

Deliverable

Reflection document in your portfolio.

Rubric

  • • Specific personal or observed example
  • • Connects unit concepts to behavior
  • • Identifies a concrete behavior change
  • • Honest and analytical tone

Knowledge quiz

Check your understanding before marking the unit complete.

1. BrightPath (900 professionals, ~19% attrition) begins a power bases review in Power and Influence. What is the best first step?

2. CHRO Diane Foster requires two independent signals before scaling HR interventions. Which pairing satisfies that standard for influence tactics?

3. A sources of power issue is labeled "personality" at BrightPath. What is the most likely OB correction?

4. Utilization hits 84% in a pod while burnout pulse scores spike. What guardrail principle applies?

5. Pathway legacy and Bright legacy subgroups show divergent engagement on fair promotion. What analysis mistake should Priya Nair avoid?

6. Which evidence label is correct for three focus groups with merged legacy teams?

7. Alex Kim wants to declare integration complete; Diane Foster wants another pulse cycle focused on organizational politics. What decision rule fits LDR 301?

8. Lesson Organizational Politics at BrightPath emphasizes networks. What is the best pilot design?

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