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Where do leaders get their power?

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Within a management context, leaders get their power from three primary sources-delegated, expertise, or attraction.

A leader can get his or her power through delegated authority from another leader. When a firm promotes a team member to a leadership role, they typically give this person certain power such as the ability to give bonuses or raises or, perhaps, the ability to hire and fire. Subordinates recognize this power and yield/respond to it. This is ...

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