1. What is your evaluation of Megan’s networking technique and skills?
2. What suggestions can you offer Megan so she can develop a more useful set of leads?
3. What is your evaluation of Megan’s political skill?
4. What does this case have to do with communication in organizations?

Megan Lopez worked for several years as an accounts payable supervisor at a hospital. She enjoyed the work, the group she supervised, and the hospital setting. Yet Megan craved a more adventuresome career, work with more flexible hours, and the opportunity to earn a higher income. In her words, “Carter, my husband, and I both work, but we are struggling to break even. We need to build up an investment portfolio so we can send our children to college. Shauna, our oldest, starts college in three years.”