Reading “Power Failure in Management Circuits”

By Rosabeth Moss Kanter

The author rejected individual traits or situational appropriateness as key and finding the sources of leaders’ real power are:
1. access to resource and information
2. ability to act quickly

Power, is ability to mobilized resources (human and materials) to get things down.

Where does power come from?
1. access to resources, information and support necessary to carry out to a task
2. Ability to get cooperation in doing what is necessary.