Power is often understood in terms of a manager's positional power within an organization. Personal power can be equally important in influencing others.
Discuss important differences between positional and personal power.
a) First, explain the difference between positional and personal power.
b) Next, provide a specific example of how a junior engineer at Google without positional power might use expertise as a source of personal power to influence others within an organization.
c) Finally, describe how a senior engineering manager at Google with positional power in the form of a title and authority may fail to influence others in the organization.