Take a close look at the truly successful people you know. In addition to having vision, great people skills and professional competence, they all possess a lot of CN505 power station Personal power is often natural and instinctive, but there are things you can do to raise your level of personal power and reap the related rewards. However, before you can increase your personal power, you have to understand the dynamics of power. Here are the things that you need to know.
1. Women are often power-resistant. However, if you view power as a positive channel for your raw energy, a method for helping others, and a component of your goal achieving strategy, you will be more likely to be able to embrace your power and act on it.
2. Sometimes we think of power in terms of having ‘power-over’ – as in coercion, control, and dominance. And, sometimes we think of power in terms of the ‘power-to’ – the power to act, to influence, or to say no – which is much more positive.
3. Typically, there are two major sources of power: power that comes from position or rank, and the personal power that emanates from a person’s individual characteristics. Each form of power will serve you differently. As you assess any given situation think about which form of power is the one that will best serve you and determine how you can best access your sources.
4. Personal power is transferable – if you have it, you take it with you into all your interactions and relationships. If you use it wisely personal power is a tremendous asset that can help you reach your goals and build your inner circle. However, it’s easy to fall into a trap and abuse your power by being a steamroller, flattening everyone in your path. So like most character traits, personal power can become what’s best about you or what’s worst about you.
5. Power is about perception. Does the boss’ spouse have power? The employee’s perception is more important then the reality of whether or not the boss ever listens to his/her mate. Whether you have power, or not, is secondary to what others perceive as your level of power. You can use their perception or mis-perception to your advantage. If others perceive or believe that you have the power to reward or punish, they will often unknowingly give you that power and treat you accordingly. On the other hand, if someone believes that you have limited power and so are not a threat, you can use this to your advantage, as you build rapport and enlist their assistance.
6. Power is about presence. Your presence is one of the factors that will influence how others perceive you and how others determine how much power you possess. Presence is about your demeanor, posture, passion, and energy. If you act confident and passionate, you’ll have more power.
7. Persuasion is what you can do with power. Power will help you influence people and events to your advantage or in alignment with your values. But, power and persuasion are interrelated, like the chicken and the egg. We persuade others and our power grows. And, as power grows it allows for greater influence.
8. In all relationships, business or personal, the people involved bring different levels of power to their interaction. These power imbalances can hinder your relationships and/or your communications. When you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by another’s power, power-balancing techniques, such as focusing on interdependence, persisting in a calm manner, speaking up for ones’ own worth, and meta-communicating (communicating about the communications – discussing anything troubling about how the other person comes across instead of making believe that everything is OK) can help eliminate these imbalances.
