POWER AND LEADERSHIP

Power Quotations
 All leaders deal with power and politics.
 PITTACUS (650-569 B.C.)
- The measure of man is what he does with power
 JAMES F BYERNOS
- Power intoxicates men. When a man is intoxicated by alcohol, he can recover; but when
intoxicated by power he seldom recovers.

 Fieldrich Schiller (1729-1805)

- Even weak men, when united are powerful
 Justice William Dougles
- Those in power want only to perpetuate
LEADERSHIP
- is the activity of persuading people to cooperate in the achievement of a common objective.
POWER
- is the ability to do something the specific way you want it done by any means necessary.
SOURCE
- a place, person or thing w/c something originates.
AUTHORITY
- the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
BASE OF POWER
- refers to possession of a specific type of resource that gives the power leaders his as her power.
COMPLIANCE
- as a person’s behavior being in accordance with orders or directives given by another person.
DEPENDENCY
- is an condition in which one individual:
a) has something that another individual; and
b) needs or wants.
POWER RELATIONSHIP
- is an exchange relationship that involves the categories of individuals the power holders and power recipient.

What is the difference between LEADERSHIP and POWER?

 POWER - comes from positions of authority while leadership is an attribute that does not require power.
 LEADERSHIP – inspires makes followers while power terrorizes and makes people follow commands out of
fear.
Ex. Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, and Nelson Mandela – had no power, yet they were great leader and
their followers were ready to do anything these men asked for.
Why POWER Corrupts?
- Leaders are typically endowed with power, and power can corrupt (Kipnis 1972)
- Power is operationally defines as having control over resources, which affords the ability to
influence others by bestowing, or withholding those resources (Magee & Galinsky, 2008)
- Instead of wielding their power of the greater good, some leaders may be tempted to use their
power in self-serving ways. Although groups often need leaders to achieve important goals,
providing leaders with power can make followers susceptible to exploitation.
REASON
- Power can cause people to objectify others and to see them as a means to their own ends; (Gruenfeld et al;,
2008)

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 - Powerful people tend to be bad at taking the perspective of others; and (Galinsky et al.; 2006)
- At the same time, they are good at satisfying their own needs and goals. (Slabu & Guinote, 2010)

 LEGITIMATE POWER
- This power happens when someone is in a higher position, giving them
control over others. “If you have this power, it’s essential that you
understand that this power was given to you (and can be taken away), so
don’t abuse it.”

 COERCIVE POWER
- There is not a time of day when you should use it. Ultimately, you can’t build
credibility with coercive influence – you can think of it like bullying in the
workplace.
- No matter how good of a leader you are, if you’re wielding coercive power,
you are leading with fear, and this won’t win the respect and loyalty from
your subordinates for long.

 EXPERT POWER
- This power comes directly from your top-level skills and years of
experience. Once you hold this knowledge, your peers will regard you as
an expert.
- The great thing about this power is that no one can take it away from you.
It’s knowledge that you hold. However, in order to remain an expert and
to keep your status and influence, you need to continue learning and
improving.

 INFORMATIONAL POWER
- This is a short-term power that doesn’t necessarily influence or build credibility. It’s hard for a person to
keep this power for long, and eventually this information will be released. This should not be a long-term
strategy.

 POWER OF REWARD
- “When you start talking financial livelihood, power takes on a whole
new meaning.”
- This power is held by those who can motivate people to respond in
order to win raises, promotions and awards.

 CONNECTION POWER
- This power creates influence by proxy and is all about networking. You can attain this power by gaining favor
and being a source of information for the people you connect with. Relationship counts.

 REFERENT POWER
- Is power of an individual over the team or followers, based on a
high level of identification with, admiration of, or respect for the
powerholder/leader.
- It is most important and real power that leader should adopt,
because it’s all about the quality of the relationship developed
with others and how those relationships are built.

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- It depends on personal traits and values, such as honesty, integrity and trustworthiness. People with high
referent power can highly influence anyone who admires and respects them.