Leadership Influence

For the next section in your research paper, draft a 500-word essay to examine your selected leader’s power and influence by addressing both of the following areas: 1. Power: Which types of power does this leader leverage: legitimate, reward, coercive, expert, information, and/or connection power? Use at least one source with an example to support your rationale. 2. Politics, Networking, and Negotiation: How does this leader use politics, networking, or negotiation to influence people. ( martin luther king jr is the leader)

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Leadership Influence

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The leader that I identified is Martin Luther King Jr. King was an American civil rights activist in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was known as the most visible and vocal spokesperson of the black community during the Civil Rights Movement. He advanced civil rights in the United States through civil disobedience and non-violence tactics that were hugely successful in emancipating the African-American community in the country. There are several types of power that were leveraged by King. One of the major types of powers that was exemplified by King was coercive power. King was known to have great charisma that always meant that people would follow what he said.

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