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Fragile Alliances, Building a Reputation: A Narrative Case Study

In: Building Influence in the Workplace

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  • Aryanne Oade

    (Oade Associates Limited)

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An ambitious and technically adroit senior technology manager decides that he wants a new challenge. For the past ten years he has run a series of technology teams that design and install custom-made enhancements to the trading systems used by an investment bank. The technology manager uses a combination of the first, second, and fourth influencing styles. His approach to a project involves setting direction and being clear where the project is going; maintaining a steady focus on the quality and detail of the work; and keeping an eye out for opportunities to sell and market his team’s achievements to his trading clients. The technology manager’s somewhat pugnacious, delivery-oriented style works well in the robust and fast-paced banking culture, and his work is valued by his clients. His team members like working for him too. They appreciate his desire to develop them, be supportive of them, and remain loyal to them provided that, like him, they perform consistently well.

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  • Aryanne Oade, 2010. "Fragile Alliances, Building a Reputation: A Narrative Case Study," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Building Influence in the Workplace, chapter 0, pages 175-196, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-27745-8_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-230-27745-8_9
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