The Elements of Power

PART IPERSONAL POWER SOURCES

THE POWER TO LEAD AND INFLUENCE OTHERS EFFECTIVELY BEGINS WITH YOU—WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, YOUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, YOUR FAMILIARITY WITH OTHERS, YOUR APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY, AND YOUR CHARACTER. THESE FIVE PERSONAL POWER SOURCES (KNOWLEDGE, EXPRESSIVENESS, HISTORY, ATTRACTION, AND CHARACTER) ARE THE PRICE OF ADMISSION WHEN YOU ENTER THE WORLD OF WORK. THEY ARE WHAT MAKE YOU AN ATTRACTIVE JOB CANDIDATE, AND THEY ARE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS IN YOUR WORK AND IN YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR ROLE IS IN AN ORGANIZATION, THESE PERSONAL POWER SOURCES ARE CRITICAL TO HOW PEOPLE ...