Week 7
2.8 One thing I learned is that power is not just about someone’s personality. A lot of power comes from the position someone has and how important they are in an organization. The reading explains that people often think powerful people are naturally confident, but sometimes they become confident because they already have power. I thought that was interesting because it shows that where someone is placed can matter just as much as who they are. 3.10 A big idea I learned is that people can get better results when they work together instead of alone. The ranchers in Wyoming were able to get better deals by joining together and negotiating as a group with wind companies. If they stayed separate, the companies had more control. This shows that being part of a group can give people more power in negotiations. 3.11 One thing I took away is that making a group is easy compared to keeping everyone together. Even if people have the same goal, they can still disagree or start th...