You can sit in a review meeting, hear the same feedback for the third time, and watch two capable people react in completely different ways. One treats the criticism as a verdict, gets cautious, and stops volunteering for stretch work. The other treats it as information, adjusts, and comes back with a better attempt next […]
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A leader can possess formal authority and still lack genuine influence. The distinction matters because employees may comply with an instruction while withholding trust, information or commitment. Power can produce obedience; influence earns participation. Ethical leadership begins when managers stop treating agreement as proof that their power is legitimate. In organisations, power is shaped by […]