Mohammed is the HR Manager of a large construction firm. He has been involved in similar roles in numerous organizations over a 20-year career. However, in his position, he is not a member of the Senior Management Team, as the HR Manager reports to the Chief Operating Officer, who is a member of that group. 

Mohammed however believes that his position is of vital importance to the organization and accordingly he is constantly seeking ways to influence the decisions of that Group with regard to HR-related outcomes. One of the ways he does this is by providing detailed written reports to the Chief Operating Officer including detailed outcomes and reasons as to why these are important. 

Questions: 

1. What is the power that he is exerting and how? 

2. What are the challenges that he is facing within this organization with regards to the execution of this power? 

3. If Mohammed’s aim is to ensure that HR has an important ‘seat at the table’ with regards decision making, what else could he do, considering the management/leadership distinction?

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