Notes for Session 1

Power is?

For our (political/social) purposes: "The ability to solicit the cooperation of others"

Sources of Power

Power Over

  • Reward/Punishment

Power With

  • Authority/Legitimacy
  • Knowledge/Skills/Experience
  • Relationships (networks)
  • Charisma
  • Identity

Power Within

  • Self-worth - increases or facilitates most types of Power With
  • Courage - decreases other's Power Over us

The Role of Power in Effective Leadership: Some discussion of the relative importance and use of the different types (sources) of power within an organizational setting.

Power Within - something to think about: