Positional authority – that of role, job, or status and the extent of authority conferred by superiors, in terms of available resources, budget, headcount and decision parameter.- Expertize – vested in a person’s competence, in-depth or specialist knowledge and skills, or particular – often unique –expertize and abilities.
- Information – access to facts, data and information, often exclusive, or privileged, that enhance an individual’s influence and power, personally and/or professionally.
- Relationships – so-called ‘referral power’, based upon cultivated alliances and connections with those in positions of power and influence, who are prepared to give ‘political’ support or sponsorship.
- Commitment – people support and own what they create and the ‘territorial’ commitment that arises out of a sense of personal ownership gives a person power.
- Integrity – an individual’s trustworthiness, honesty and both personal and professional credibility give them ‘moral authority’, i.e. they are identified with possessing the moral high ground in a decision or event.
- ‘Personal Power’ – arises out of an individual’s unique ‘persona’, presence and ‘style’ and the ways in which they influence, interact with, or dominate others. Includes ‘charisma’, vitality, raw energy, ‘dynamism’ and temperament.
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