Power Human Relations

What is Power? Power is measured by the degree to which others are prepared to be influenced by us because of factors other than our leadership skills.

Sources of Power  Legitimate Power: power coming from a formal management position.  Reward Power: stems from the authority to bestow rewards on other people.  Coercive Power: the authority to punish or recommend punishment.  Expert Power: leader’s special knowledge or skill regarding the tasks performed by followers.  Referent Power: personality characteristics that command subordinates’ identification, respect, and admiration so they wish to emulate the leader.  Derivative Power: close association with a powerful person.  Passive Power: acting or appearing helpless.  Legitimate Power: power coming from a formal management position.  Reward Power: stems from the authority to bestow rewards on other people.  Coercive Power: the authority to punish or recommend punishment.  Expert Power: leader’s special knowledge or skill regarding the tasks performed by followers.  Referent Power: personality characteristics that command subordinates’ identification, respect, and admiration so they wish to emulate the leader.  Derivative Power: close association with a powerful person.  Passive Power: acting or appearing helpless. Human Relations

Leadership versus Management  Management Power: *comes from organizational structure. *promotes stability, order, and problem solving within the structure.  Leadership Power: *comes from personal sources, such as personal interests, goals, and values. *promotes vision, creativity, and change.  The major differences between the leader and the manager relate to their source of power and level of compliance.  Management Power: *comes from organizational structure. *promotes stability, order, and problem solving within the structure.  Leadership Power: *comes from personal sources, such as personal interests, goals, and values. *promotes vision, creativity, and change.  The major differences between the leader and the manager relate to their source of power and level of compliance.