REAL POWER: Stages of Personal Power in Organizations Janet O.Hagberg Sheffield Publishing Company Salem, Wisconsin 53168   “Selections” “Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking.” Carl Jung

“Selections” “Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking.” -Carl Jung “This book is about power, real power, the kind of inner power you develop after you think you have everything figured out. And it is about true leadership, transformational leadership that allows you to go beyond ego and gender to lead from your soul.” (p.xv) Janet Hagberg proposes a developmental model of power and leadership which has six stages, which we layer one upon another as we develop, and with each stage being different from all the others. Each stage of personal power has positive and negative dimensions along with developmental struggles within it. Women and men tend to identify with certain stages.

Stages of Personal Power Powerlessness: dependent, uninformed, helpless, low self-esteem, manipulated, hand tied, etc. Leads by force. Inspires fear. Manages by muscling. Motivated by fear. Power by Association: love to learn, make associations, apprenticing, new self-awareness, etc. Leads by rules. Inspires dependency. Manages by maneuvering. Motivated by learning.

Stages of Personal Power (cont’d) Power by Achievement: people with position are usually at Stage Three. Most of our power comes from outside of ourselves, from making things happen and from external recognition. It is the most rewarded, requiring hard work, competence, strong knowledge of the culture, a mature ego, and political astuteness. After 20 years of research this is still the most common stage, but is only part way to ‘wholeness” which includes the internal work of true leadership with reflection, purpose, and wisdom. Leads by personal persuasion. Inspires a winning attitude. Manages my monitoring. Motivated by rewards.

Stages of Personal Power (cont’d) Power of Reflection: known for their sound judgment, integrity, influence, listening, mentoring, may be confused, etc. Leads by modeling integrity. Inspires hope. Manages by mentoring. Motivated by process. The Wall: (a stopping point between Stages Four and Five): The Ego wall which requires courage to face one’s shadow side leading to one’s soul/core, letting go of control, transformation. Power by Purpose: Inner vision, one’s deepest desire, self- accepting, courageous, calm, humble, empowers others, confident of life calling, mission, and vocation, etc. Leads by empowering others. Inspires love and service. Manages by roaming, is a resource. Motivated by service. Power by Wisdom: sacrifice, powerlessness, compassion for the world. Consumed by the power of the Holy Spirit. Leads by being wise. Inspires inner peace. Manages by musing. Motivated by service.

True Leadership People can be leaders at any stage of personal power, but they cannot be TRUE leaders until they reach Stage Four- Power of Reflection. Leadership is always tied closely to the idea of ‘followership’ and people can motivate and guide followers at any stage of power, but true leadership is a term reserved for those who have experienced the crisis of integrity-people in Stages Four, Five and Six (p.201) Leadership is a journey. It is not a trip with an identifiable destination and road maps to keep you on the right road. A journey unfolds gradually. It meanders. You stop and start, take side roads, get bogged down. You meet travel companions and sometimes stay with friends for a while. A journey is unpredictable, even though there may be an end goal. On a journey, the process of getting there is part of the overall goal. So it is with leadership. The end point of leadership is not just the position or stage of power we reach, but the continual change and deepening we experience that makes a difference in our lives, our work, and our world. (p.273)