The Manager's Pocket Guide to Leadership Skills

Type One: Power of Position

This is formal authority which gives you the sacred right to tell someone else to do something. There are times when we do not agree with our boss and we may even state our disagreement to him or her. But, then we go ahead and bow to our boss’s demands. We may have responded to the power of the position. Most people respond to this power base because they practice a simple management concept called, “I want to keep my job!”