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What is Power?

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The measure of a man is what he does with power. –Plato

The object of power is power. -George Orwell, 1984

Knowledge is power. - Francis BaconDo the thing and you will have the power.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

The 6 Power Frameworks

Building Expert Power

AGENDA

Power Categories

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Power Types

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2 Main Power Types

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Positional Power : Based on position/

title

Personal Power: Character traits that are admired

Types of Power

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Legitimate

Expert

Reward

Coercive Informational

Referent

Right to Control

Applies in specific situations

Get good at partnerships

Right to make demandsCultural norms

and organizational structure provide the basis for legitimate power

Positional Power: Legitimate

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This type of power is unpredictable and unstable .

Focus on threats and punishment

Used as a last resort

Make sure you are justified

Often causes resentmentThough

allowed often times this power type is abused

Positional Power: Coercive

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Can be seen as a bully

Rewards as incentives

Praise and thanks are always

appreciated Make sure you can make good on your

promise

Focus on desire-abilityBased on

perceived power that may not be as strong as assumed

Positional Power: Reward

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When rewards don’t have enough perceived value your power weakens.

Information itself is irrelevant until used as leverage

Requires a lot of responsibilityGet good at

decision- based communication

Based on accessInformational power can move very quickly

Positional Power: Informational

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Information can help or hurt others

Based on likeability

Can be abused easily

Be clear

Carries a lot of influencePower

based on “feel good” factor

Positional Power: Referent

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Must check for integrity and honesty

Based on knowledge and skill

Can be seen as condescending

Widen your perspective

Tends of outperform othersAs an

expert your ideas have value and your leadership is respected

Positional Power: Expert

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You can expand your expertise and reputation into other subject issues

Building Expertise

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How to Build Expertise

Make Time Choose Expertise

What time is best?

• Make a commitment

• When is best for you?

• Be glad not sad

How to pick an area of expertise?

• Motivating topic

• Knowledge gaps/ industry skills

• Niche down

What should I do?

• Stay up to date

• Continually build skills

• Find a mentor

Identify opportunities

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Information Gathering

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Good quality information marks out the context in which the leader operates

Talk to both clients & experts

Expert- Status can open Doors

The amount of research based on scale of the decision

Information Gathering

Quality Information

Ask the right

questionsTask

Related Information

In- depth knowledge

Better background data the more effectively it is prioritized

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Building Expert Power

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Expert Power Model

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1Promote your imageMake sure others are aware of your expertise 2Maintain

CredibilityTry to avoid making careless comments

3Be decisiveAs a leader take charge in an emergency. 4Manage Self-

EsteemBe careful in how to exercises your expert power.

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