This course is about getting things done in the real world, where power and politics might be obstacles in your way. This course aims to build students' intuition for understanding power dynamics and using them effectively to analyze their organizational environment and achieve their goals. Both power and politics profoundly impact how one perceives problems and opportunities and, subsequently, decides upon courses of action. In this course, students will work to unearth their implicit theories and feelings about power and politics, test underlying assumptions they hold, and over-write outdated scripts about gaining power and influence so as to develop a more accurate and realistic point of view. Learning how to navigate, wield, and yield power effectively is like learning any complex skill--it rarely comes naturally and usually takes a lot of practice. This course creates the conditions for this type of learning to occur.

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