Five Sources of Power
High-school in America is great. The amount of knowledge and stuff children learn is staggering. These are my notes to revisit and remind myself of the wisdom a high-school graduate posses. Power The capacity to get other people to do things that contribute to what we want. There are five sources of power. Expertise: Power derived from specific skills or expertise Formal Authority: Power that comes from the position and duties within an organization Persuasion:Power that flow from the ability to persuade or influence others Rewards: Power that comes from something of value, such as money, responsibility or praise. Coersion: Power that springs from the ability to punish or penalize others. Authority Authority is the legal right or power to give orders and enforce rules. Aristotles classification of governments Who holds power Rule motivated by common good Rule motivated by self interest One ...