* Referent power – generally known as personal power or charisma and comes from the high regard the individual is held by others should this falter or wane then this form of power vanishes, but is often employed in conjunction with other sources. Other sources of power include knowledge and personal contacts and alliances. Power is not the same as leadership, nor is it the same as authority. Conducting an appraisal is fraught with dangers for both the appraiser and appraise. Key amongst these is a failure to recognise
Delbanco’s interpretation that Thoreau creates world that we both need and fear is basically saying that Thoreau creates the perfect world that we would need to best survive and would strive the best in; however this world is something that we as people are not used to and have never experienced so we would be skeptical and scared when it is presented to us. I definitely agree with Delbanco’s statement about Thoreau’s world. Although it would be nice to love in a world where things were based on a man’s conscience rather than government, and the people played a bigger part in how things were ran; it would be something nobody is used to therefore no one would really know what they were doing and who is to say we can trust everyone’s conscience because there are some people in the world with bad consciences. In my opinion Thoreau’s world would only work in
With this revelation Capote makes a point that is very hard to accept; working hard may lead to success, but is it really worth the troubles that one goes through before and after the task is finished? Capote fails to stand out as a moral leader; instead, he blurs the line between right and wrong. In a way, the reader starts to reconsider the values of success and great effort. This change of heart comes from Capote’s influence and ambiguous
He adopted a nonviolent approach and was willing to defy laws created by man that he felt were inconsistent with the laws of a higher authority. His power and influence transformed our country. Although the Four Functions of Management cover only part of what it is to be a manager, they serve as the core principles of what every manager must do. Without them it is nearly impossible for a manager to effectively and efficiently inspire others to get work done. Being a good leader is hard work, but once you master it a good manager uses power and influence effectively and efficiently to accomplish goals, inspire others and improve the situation for everyone
This is not an effective way to get the best result from a team, but it has some advantages in situations where there is pressure to get the task done, like in the armed forces. This leadership style may use threats or intimidation to make sure that subordinates do what the leader requires. This could bring down subordinates by ignoring their knowledge and input. The leader monitors the work and each individual's performance; which is good to make sure that everyone is working. People are motivated by being rewarded; this brings encouragement helping the person who has done well do a better job and help them achieve more in the job.
The leader will take all ideas and suggestions and make the final decision. Communicating the final decision will be difficult to team members if his or her ideas or suggestions were not selected in the final decision. Team members will respect the final decision. Weaknesses The biggest weakness of democratic leadership is poor communication that leads to the incompletion of the goal. Sometimes team members may not have the necessary skills or knowledge for the decision making process.
He says that it is generally better to be frugal because lavish spending will lead to jealousy. It will also lead to higher taxes, and will make the prince unpopular. Machiavelli believes that it is important for the prince to be cruel. It is important for him to punish appropriately in order to have the respect from his citizens and his army. On the issue of admiration Machiavelli states that a prince ideally should be loved and feared, but it is more important that he be feared.
His was a more straight-forward view. Although both seem to possess logical arguments, there can be no gainsaying of the fact that they have two fundamentally different concepts about politics. The purpose of this paper is to explore the different perspectives of Socrates and Machiavelli. Socrates and Machiavelli introduce unique theories in the area of justice and politics in an attempt to influence the importance of social relationships in politics. Socrates believed in morality and ethics pertaining to politics and politics pertaining to the maintenance and purity of a person’s soul.
Acceptance of the gods actions are mainly because of great fear the human civilization feels towards the imperious justice system laid upon them, also justice rules over humans by the realization of authority by power. The gods can behave however they want to because they know the mortals are afraid for their wellbeing. Even though the gods disagree and argue the final say of Zeus seems to over bear most of the situations throughout The Odyssey. Fear and acceptance are two major components to how justice in the odyssey permeates. Works Cited Lawall, Sarah, et alia.
There is no fact that always an order will be obeyed even when that makes sense. As there can be many reasons behind an order not being obeyed. There is a golden saying that is ‘Instruct rather than order’. You may be the boss, but you don't have to be bossy. You'll have more success if your requests are more tactfully delivered.