QUESTION 3
WHAT POWER DO I HAVE AND HOW CAN I USE IT?
Why it’s important: Management is difficult. To succeed you must use all the tools at your disposal. Power and authority are two of your most effective tools – if used correctly.
Between them, Max Weber, Charles Handy and John French and Bertram Raven identified seven types of power/authority.
SEVEN SOURCES OF POWER:
Traditional authority is power that is bequeathed from one generation to another; although it is most obvious in rich/royal families it can also exist within elite groups.
Legal rational authority gives a post holder the right to exercise all the powers of that office and to expect people to follow their instructions.
Charismatic power or charisma is an innate personal characteristic ...
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