article thumbnail

How Effective Are You at Using Your Power?

Lead Change Blog

Power is a good thing when used effectively. The more power you have, the more able you are to direct, influence, and inspire people to make positive changes. There are three types of power. Position Power. You gain power based on your formal position in the organization. Expert Power. Personal Power.

Power 338
article thumbnail

The Elements of Power - CEO Blog - Time Leadership

CEO Blog

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Thursday, January 27, 2011 The Elements of Power It is beautiful here. If I were a more frivolous person, I would be building a snowman or having a good snowball fight. I read a great book The Elements of Power - Lessons on Leadership and Influence by Terry Bacon. Power is like a battery.

Blog 190
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Transparency in the Workplace

The Center For Leadership Studies

Power is influence potential. In that context, you can’t effectively lead without power. Power comes in two forms: Legitimate or Position Power Personal or the Power of Trust Generally speaking, Directive styles of leadership leverage Legitimate Power, while Collaborative styles leverage Personal Power.

article thumbnail

How to Recognize a Trustworthy Leader

Lead from Within

That kind of inspiration requires a trustworthy leader—one who treats leadership not as a source of personal power but as a channel for serving others. One of the highest marks for a trusted leader is a reputation as someone people know they can count on. How do you know when a leader is trustworthy?

How To 168
article thumbnail

10 Bad Mistakes You Can Make as A New Boss

Lead from Within

If you have plans of becoming a manager or taking on any leadership position, you can help yourself tremendously by being aware of the mistakes that hurt the reputations and relationships of new bosses. Abusing power. Leadership is not about flexing your personal power but empowering others.

article thumbnail

The POWER of Sales Success. It’s all within you!

Strategy Driven

Last week I talked about the power of sales success and gave you the first ten personal powers you need to possess in order to have all of the sales success you desire. As a professional salesperson, you want more selling power and this two-part article reveals the sources. The power of relatable example.

Power 73
article thumbnail

Situational Leadership®: Trust and the Employee Experience

The Center For Leadership Studies

The Center for Leadership Studies has long defined leadership as an attempt to influence and power as influence potential. ability and willingness ) of the person performing it. Power: The influence potential of the leader. In this regard, leadership and power are literally flip sides of the same influence “coin.”