P E R F O R M
23
POWER AND STATUS
Leadership Style Depends on Leader Status
Management is a position that is granted; leadership is a status that is earned.
Status Relationships Wherever there are two or more people in contact there is a relationship. And wherever there is a relationship there is status. Status relationships go on between people all the time. In simple terms, the person with the highest status determines the outcome of the relationship. They have the power. Sometimes it is for a moment, sometimes for decades – but someone always has it. It could be very obvious: perhaps the movie star and ticket seller, or Kerry Packer and the croupier. Sometimes it is less easy to pick: the matire d’ and the patron, the bishop and the actress, the defence attorney and the client.
Made with FlippingBook Learn more on our blog