Connection Power

Connection power, as the name indicates is all about creating a network and it generates control or influence by proxy. An individual can acquire this power by gaining support and being a source of information to the group of people associated with him.

For instance, if you have a connection with someone that your coworker needs to reach out to, that is going to give you the ‘connection power’, which is politics in a way.

Referent Power

Referent power is associated to the quality of the relationship that you build with others and how those relationships are sustained. It is closely linked to personal traits and values of an individual, such as honesty, integrity and reliability; and is the most important power that leaders should adopt or exercise.

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