Everything you do in an organization is about getting results. It's why organizations exist. The real measure of success in an organization is how well a person achieves results. To do so, one must be able to influence others. Even the most solitary individual contributors need to have influence so their contributions will be accepted and therefore have an impact on results. Power is a resource that can be used to change the behavior of others and to get results. Influence is the application of that resource. You can gain influence by being able to solve problems cleverly, being able to...