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Summary LSE MG105 Week 7-9 Reading Summaries
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WEEK 7 READING 1: Get the Boss to Buy In READING 2: Power, approach, and inhibition. WEEK 8 READING 1: The Authenticity Paradox READING 2: The role of the situation in leadership. WEEK 9 READING 1: Understanding Managerial Development: Integrating Developmental Assignments, Learn...

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WEEK 7
READING 1:
Get the Boss to Buy In

1. WHO were the authors of this article (last names only)
and what year was it published?
- Ashford and Detert (2015)

2. WHAT is the purpose of this reading and its main
conclusions?
- Purpose of the reading:
o Discuss seven tactics that are successful to gain
buy-in/persuade other people => Test the effectiveness if
seven influence tactics
 Tailor your pitch
 Frame the issue
 Manage emotions on both sides
 Get the Timing right
 Involve others
 Adhere to norms
 Suggest solutions
o Middle managers who want to sell their ideas to senior
management should use multiple tactics, not just one tactic

- Conclusions
o Issue sellers who accomplish their goals look for the best
ways, venues, and times to voice their ideas and concerns,
using rhetorical skill, political sensitivity, and interpersonal
connections to move the right leaders to action.

3. HOW did the authors reach these conclusions? (i.e., the
methods they used)
- Regression analysis
- Carried out surveys to gather data
- Surveyed 77 men and 24 women and interviewed 10 of them
about their experience with “issue selling”

4. WHY do these conclusions matter? (i.e., for our
understanding of organisational behaviour or leadership)
- Understanding how to improve the ability to persuade others
through seven tactics mentioned in the paper can help managers

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