For my book, Influential Leadership, I have reflected deeply on the subject of power sources and developed a new way of thinking about power. The aim is to make power more readily understood so that it can become more useful to managers and leaders with busy lives.

Credibility: The power derived from your professional standing and expertise.

Credibility is the reliance awarded to someone based on trust and perceived expertise on the topic being considered. When making decisions, most people get input from others and they have to decide how much reliance to place on that input. Information from highly credible sources are more likely to be accepted at face value and not challenged, questioned or verified with another source. If someone doesn't think Read More