The Five Sources of a Leader’s Power, and how (and how not) to use them
Where does a leader get power from? A leader can use 5 sources of power: here’s advice on when these powers should be used, and perhaps when not
How to Use Power
Is Coercion A ‘Bad’ Management Tool?
Coercion: a practice of forcing another person to behave in an involuntary manner. It’s the basic weapon of bullies and dictators… but is it always a ‘bad’ thing?
How To Strike the Balance Between Personal and Positional Power
A leader has five sources of power, and each has its place. Using power wrongly often means that leader’s lose their influence (and then their followers). How should the balance be struck?
Colleagues not Collaborating? How to become an Organizational Power Broker
Organizations can be complex. The bigger the organization, the greater the complexity. But you can be a power-broker to great effect!
I’m The Boss! The Truth Behind Positional Power
So you’re the boss now. You’ve worked hard for that promotion and now you’ve got new people working directly under you, hierarchically speaking. How will you use this new power to get your job done?