There are seven influence tactics an individual can use to influence others: silent authority, assertiveness, information control, coalition formation, upward appeal, persuasion, impression management, and exchange.

Instructions:

• Select a well-known leader, alive or deceased, and conduct research on the influence tactics he or she has used to influence others. Identify the tactics and the specific situations in which they were used.

• Based on your research, determine which tactics were the most successful for this leader.

• Write a paper which examines the leader’s use of tactics to influence followers.

Requirements:

• Your paper should be 4-5 double-spaced pages including introduction and conclusion.

• Remember, you must support your thinking/opinions and prior knowledge with references. Incorporate two scholarly references

• In-text citation used throughout the assignment and APA-formatted reference list.

• Please no plagiarism and sources should not be older than 5 years.

• Include headings organize the content in your work.