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How should Managers & Leaders use these

Power & Authority


to produce effective results in their department/teams?

Divya Selvaraj
Santhana Barathi
Sai Lakshmi Priya
What is Power & Authority?
Authority is the power or right to give orders,
make decisions, and enforce obedience.

Power is a measure of an individual's potential to


get others to do what he or she wants them to do,
as well as to avoid being forced by others to do
what he or she does not want to do.
Types : Power & Authority?

• Legitimate Power
• Coercive Power
• Referent Power
• Power of Information
• Power of Expertise
• Power of Reward
How Leaders Leverage
Power Effectively ?
Study shows that by
emphasising the Power of
Referent and Power of
Informations, a Leader can
produce effective result.

HENCE, what are the


strategies?
How Leaders Leverage
Power Effectively ?

Make relationships a priority/


1 Reward with words

2 Don't overplay your agenda /


Make the most of your position

3 Maximise your communication


network / Teach others

4 Develop your brand Charisma


Thanks

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