* Power acquisition can be seperated into Basic and advanced. Basic can be very simple and frequently used at lower levels of the organization. Advanced tactics are somewhat dangerous and ususally maintained at the higher levels of the organization.
* Long term power strategies and short term power tactics will be discussed.
* Judicious use of the strategies in balance with the organizations culture will move you along your career path.
* Important note: If you think planning, plotting, and scheming to acquire power is distasteful, it will nevertheless help you to acquaint yourself with Power acquisition techniques other people might be using to increase their power and decrease yours. Learning to play the power game is sometimes a means of self defense.
* Be flexible to move with the ebb and flow of power into and out of your control. Derive power techniques that are in line with your personality and character.