New leaders often think of leadership power as something granted by an organization through the leader’s position. However, leaders also have power that doesn’t depend on job authority, and they influence people through a variety of means.
Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. Transformational and charismatic leadership represent types of influence that leaders may use. After all, leadership is influence nothing more, nothing less.
Power is the potential ability of one person in an organization to influence other people to bring about desired outcomes. Leaders understand their influence, and how power plays into leadership.
A frame is a perspective from which a leader views the world, and it influences how the leader interacts with followers, makes decisions, and exercises power. Each of the four frames of reference provides significant possibilities for enhancing leadership effectiveness, but each is incomplete. Leaders can first understand their own natural frame, recognize its limitations, and then learn to integrate multiple frames to achieve their full leadership potential.
Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. Leaders can use an understanding of influence to get things done.