The Elements of Power

PART IISOURCES OF ORGANIZATIONAL POWER

THE POWER TO LEAD AND INFLUENCE OTHERS WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH OF YOUR PERSONAL POWER SOURCES. YET, AS A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZATION, YOU ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF POWER THAT ARE ROOTED IN THE ROLE YOU PLAY IN THE ORGANIZATION, THE RESOURCES YOU CONTROL, YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF INFORMATION, THE SIZE AND STRENGTH OF YOUR NETWORKS, AND HOW WELL OTHERS REGARD YOU. THESE FIVE ORGANIZATIONAL POWER SOURCES (ROLE, RESOURCES, INFORMATION, NETWORK, AND REPUTATION) ARE CRITICAL TO LEADERS IN BUSINESS AND EVERY OTHER TYPE OF ORGANIZATION. THE STRENGTH OF THESE POWER SOURCES DETERMINES WHETHER ...