JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
The Right Power for the Right Organization
Author(s): Marcus Goncalves
Citation: Marcus Goncalves, (2013) "The Right Power for the Right Organization," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 10, Iss. 3, pp. 135 - 138
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
This paper is an attempt to briefly explain the various techniques of gaining power in an organization,
and how one would use these powers (or not) when managing organizational behavior. Oftentimes, the
leadership of a corporation is in jeopardy when little attention is given to how power is deployed.
Moreover, this paper discusses how the leadership process itself can become a monologue when divorced
from the mission of the organization, its people and the culture it permeates. It suggests that the
unsuccessful corporate leader will remain ineffective, despite advanced degrees, as long as the art and
the science of influencing people continue to be taught and studied in a historic vacuum.