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John Henry
Project Manager, United States
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Assumed Power in a Void
Another type of power is that which is created in a void (Ed: ~ empty space) of leadership, that is assumed power. No one is exerting power in an area, so someone assumes that role, and the power is by consensus granted to them. There is no basis for this power but it might be called "king of the hill" power as the first one to assume the power role has to be "removed" for another to gain that power.
An example, real life... The power the administrative assistant has within an organization by virtue of their proximity to real power.
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kierdorff, Netherlands
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Assumed Power
Dear John, interesting concept... Could it be that a management intentionally sustains this situation? For example, to keep motivation high without actually granting a higher position?
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Alberto Acuna
Manager, Chile
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Assumed Power
Reading this comment, a similar type of power comes to my mind which is the power given by employees, a sort of reversed delegation.
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Prashant Dhodapkar
India
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We all have Some Power Base
I think that the "sources of power" should make us...
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Art Straub
Consultant, United States
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Another Example of Assumed Power
I find assumed power to be real, but I'm not sure ...
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Mita Dixit
Management Consultant, India
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Assumed Power
John's concept is interesting. In family owned-and...
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Otavio Alexandre Da Silva
Brazil
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Enabling Empowerment
As leadership, are we creating an atmosphere suita...
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Paul White-Quinn
Student (University), United Kingdom
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Stabilizing Power
In my organisation recently the power hungry all c...
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kierdorff, Netherlands
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Assumed Power
Reading the explanations and examples, could I say...
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Sarang D.
Analyst, India
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How to Get Power
The definition of Power as per Oxford Dictionary: ...
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Joe Cocchini, United States
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Assuming / Getting Power
Assuming a free society (by Machievellian standard...
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Mohamed Hisham, Sri Lanka
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The Problem with Assumed Power
The problem with assumed power is, sometimes with ...
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KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
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Assumed Power
I agree with John Henry's comments regarding assum...
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M.B. Mphahlele
Consultant, South Africa
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Power versus Force
Real power is spontenous and complete and non-coer...
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V. L. KHUZWAYO
Student (MBA), South Africa
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Intentional Assumed Power
I fully agree with Wim Kierdorff, this is a very i...
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John Henry
Project Manager, United States
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Amazing Responses
I think, assumed power is utilized all the time.
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Patrack Mashiri
Student (MBA), South Africa
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Short Lived
I think assumed power could be short lived once pe...
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Nikhita S Pemgirikar
India
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Relation with the Boss
Just because someone has some relation with the ow...
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Rene de Guzman
Professor, Philippines
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Informal Power Structures
We should also take into consideration informal po...
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annette bristol-martin
Student (University), Trinidad and Tobago
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Where Does Assumed Power Originate From
Anyone can assume power once they believe they are...
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Rene Green, USA
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Assumed Power Through Creating Dependency
Yes, I affirm Anette Bristol-Martin's viewpoint th...
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Donato ochan Hakim
CEO, South Sudan
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Ignorance Assumed Power
In any work place there is an organization chart s...
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Art Straub
Consultant, United States
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Ignorance Assumed Power
I have never worked in an organization where the o...
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Ricardo Gonzalez R
Financial Consultant, Mexico
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Nequaquam Vacuum
Anyone can assume the power. In growing organizati...
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