Courageous leaders use personal power

I have just had an amazing couple of days where conversations about the use of power by leaders have evolved! Last night I had the priviledge of presenting to a group of young and emerging leaders with a huge agenda of creating change within business. We explored the concept of exsiting leaders and emerging leaders and how they, as emerging leaders will need to influence change as they do not have positional power.

And although in many ways we are seeing change in how people lead within business - there is still the safe and steady fall back of positional power - and I am afraid my experience shows that this position is still alive and kicking.

It is important to see the links of positional power to ego; and we spoke at length about needing a new wave of leaders who influence the right action and yet do not feel the need to receive recognition to bolster their personal ego!

Personal power is enough for the courageous leader - it is knowing you are being the kind of leader you want to be and influencing business into the action you know is right - without the need for personal gratification and recognition - not easy - yes - and essential for the courageous leader!