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I'm a comic book fan, so when we talk about "Power," I can't help but think of this famous quote from the Spiderman story - "With great power, comes great responsibility."

Let's do a brief check in here. When I say the word "power" what thoughts or emotions come to mind for you? Type your answer in the chat box.

[Stan will read out answers]

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On a personal note, I think 2020 has really shown us how important it is to be aware of our power and responsibility as leaders. In the last six months, we've looked to our governments, scientists, financial industries, and social sectors for leadership in facing health crises, financial crises, and social crises.


Leadership and Power

Published on Jun 28, 2019

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Leadership and Power

"With great power ..."
I'm a comic book fan, so when we talk about "Power," I can't help but think of this famous quote from the Spiderman story - "With great power, comes great responsibility."

Let's do a brief check in here. When I say the word "power" what thoughts or emotions come to mind for you? Type your answer in the chat box.

[Stan will read out answers]

.....

On a personal note, I think 2020 has really shown us how important it is to be aware of our power and responsibility as leaders. In the last six months, we've looked to our governments, scientists, financial industries, and social sectors for leadership in facing health crises, financial crises, and social crises.


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Check In

  • What's one word or phrase that describes how you are feeling/thinking now?

Goals for Today

  • Identify power available to you.
  • Clarify development opportunities for your power.
  • Design actions for greater effectiveness in your organizations.
My hope for you today is that by the end of this session, you will have a clearer sense of the power available to you, how you can continue to develop that power, and how you can use that power to address challenges in your organization.
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Power

"The ability to influence others."
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Let's Review Types of Power

Hopefully you were able to read the brief article on French and Raven's power types. Their model is considered a "classic" in studies of social influence.
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Formal Types

  • Reward
  • Legitimate
  • Coercive
  • Informational

Informal Types

  • Referent
  • Expert
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Table Talk #1

  • What power do you currently use at work?
  • How do you know when you use it effectively?
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Table Talk #2

  • Where are other opportunities to exert that power?
  • What "unused" power types do you need to exert?

Table Talk #3

  • What power types will best serve your organization's mission?
  • How could you further develop those power types?

What's clearer now?

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How do you apply this?

How did we do?

  • Identify power available to you.
  • Clarify development opportunities for your power.
  • Design actions for greater effectiveness in your organizations

Check Out

  • What's one word or phrase that describes how you are feeling/thinking now?

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