Topic > Machiavellianization Scale: According to Power…

This rating has 8 dimensions and these have to do with different types of influence. My highest scores come in at 13 for silent authority, coalition building, and information control. I agree with my high score of 13 for silent authority because I notice that people comply with my request due to my expert power. I also agree with my high score of 13 for coalition because within my organization we all come together to influence others. I agree with my last high score of 13 for information control because it involves manipulating access to information for the purpose of changing attitudes or behaviors, and this is something I do all the time. My next highest score drops to 12 for persuasion. Persuasion is something I'm very good at and I'm not sure why it's not among my higher levels. My next score is upward attraction which drops to 9. This score indicates that you rely on people higher up in the organizational hierarchy. I can understand why my score is much lower for this because I tend to rely on myself. The next dimension was assertiveness which falls at 8, I agree with this score because I don't have time to impose powers on someone to influence them. My next score is trading, this rating is low and I agree because I won't trade anything just to influence someone. My last low score was a 5