Leadership, Power and Motivation: You will explore leaders’ use of power to attain team goals and what tactics they use to mobilize their teams to act.
Leaders can either have formal power based on their position in the organization, or their ability to reward or pressure others into doing what they want.
However, personal power is the most effective according to (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p.453). These effective personal power forms are according to Kotter and Schlesinger (1979): referent power [the leader is admired and emulated] and expert power [the person is an expert] (as cited in Robbins & Judge, 2009, p.453).
The most effective tactics used by those in power to get others to do what needs to be done are three, “rational persuasion, inspirational appeals, and consultation” ( Robbins & Judge 2009, p. 457).
Discuss one example of an expert leader. Then describe what tactic you think they use to get their employees, public or colleagues to act. Make sure to pick an example that no one else has yet used (Note: The first to post regarding a particular leader has priority).
