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Authority�and its Dynamics

Unit 1

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Authority is something you have in virtue of office or the position you hold in a family, community,�or society. Presidents and prime ministers, chief executives and team captains all have authority.

�Rabbi Sacks (Lessons in Leadership, xxii – xxiii)

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Authority is necessary:�it provides direction, protection, and order 

Authority is fallible, it can’t fix everything

We all have a certain relationship to authority,�whether we like it or not, and those attitudes�are fashioned from birth  

Authority is a resource�when we know how to use it 

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Your Leadership Edge

Exceeding the Scope of Your Authority

Scope�of Formal�& Informal�Authority

Beyond this line -

begin to disappoint expectation and take risks

Dancing on the edge of authority into leadership territory

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B.

Re-Learned,�or

C.

Un-learned in�this experience.

A.

Learned

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UNIT LESSON SUMMARY: 

Authority provides us much-needed�direction, protection, and order.

Our attitudes towards authority are formed early in life. Authority is a necessary tool for providing stability.