Different bases of power that a leader could have
Bases of power
Power is the capability of impacting the conduct of
others. Leaders
use the power as a tool to get works done, to accomplish goals. Powers can be
obtained by a person’s position in an association, by individual’s admirable
personality, qualities, interests, social class, and nationality.
- The bases of power can be divided into 2 categories such as:
- Positional power
- Personal power
1.Positional power
Positional power includes the powers a person holds by being in a respectable position in an organization. Positional power includes powers such as:
i. Legitimate power-
ii. Reward power-
iii. Coercive power -
Coercive power is the power of punishing or controlling a subordinate who has not performed as expected.
2.Personal power
Personal powers are the powers obtained by the power holder’s experience, personal character, and special skills they attained. Expert powers, referent powers are known as personal powers.
i. Expert power-
Expert power is the power an expert who has great knowledge, is skilled in a particular field holds.
Example: staff who is skilled to fix system issues in a short while is reached whenever there is a problem with the systems at the office.
ii. Referent power-
Referent power is power obtained by the behaviors, admirable characteristics of an individual.
Example: people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 after watching,
getting to know that a famous personality has got their vaccine.
Personal effort, network of relationships, information power is known as the additional bases of power.
Personal effort is the power
that a person obtains by working beyond the limits, working to effectively
achieve the organizational goals, network of relationship power is the power
which a worker would get by building healthy relationships within, and outside the
organization. Information power is the capability of gathering information,
knowing when and how to share them as information is a production factor, a
person having access to the information is considered powerful.
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