harness your power

Harness Your Power

Facilitated by Chisa D. Pennix-Brown, MBALady Bizness, Inc. #BiznessBranding

5 types of power

• Coercive • Reward • Legitimate• Expert• Referent

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Alice walker

The most common way people give up their power

is by thinking they don't have any.


Coercive

Conveyed through fear• Loss of job• Demotion • Performance review• Threats and punishment

When is this form of power good?


Mahatma ghandi

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of

punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love

is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the

one derived from fear of punishment.


Reward

Gained by favorable work• Based on task completion• Gifts• Public praise• Recognition

When is this form of power bad?


Abraham Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,

give him power.


Legitimate

Recognized Position of power • Convince others of the right to

control• The power is with the position• Can be an illusion of power

What can be gained from this position?


Ayn rand

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know

what you are doing and that's real power.


Expert

Gained through knowledge • Credibility through experience • Decisive• Confident problem solver • Reputation

How can you show your expertise?


Leonardo davinci

Nothing strengthens authority so much as

silence.


Referent

Gained through trust• Respect and admiration • Likeable celebrity status• Dependent on others feelings

How can you be a referent power

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Determine your power

• Which two are the most useful to you?

• How can you use each trait in your

personal and business life?

• What are you lacking that will make you a

more powerful leader?


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