Types of Power

Question 1

What is a legitimate power in leadership?

Answer 1

Legitimate power in leadership refers to the authority a person has due to their formal position or role within an organization. It’s based on the understanding that the person has the right to direct and influence others because of their assigned position

Question 2

How does reward power function in a team setting?

Answer 2

Can appeal to team members’ individual motivators

Is useful only when leader has access to and can extend to team members meaningful rewards.

Question 3

What is expert power and its potential benefit?

Answer 3

Can improve a team’s efforts by offering advice and guidance

Can win respect for the team and its work throughout the organization.

Question 4

What is a downside of relying on expert power?

Answer 4

Can create dependency and weaken team members’ initiative or discourage their own contributions

Effect will weaken if the individual is a weak team leader.

Question 5

What does referent power appeal to?

Answer 5

Appeals to social needs of individuals, the desire for affiliation

Will weaken if leader is not competent, effective, and fair.

Question 6

What is a characteristic of coercive power?

Answer 6

Likely to get immediate results

Damages

Damages team members’ motivation and self-direction over time.

Question 7

What are types of power

Answer 7

Legitimate, Reward, Expert, Referent and Coercive.