Hai Norm Beange,

I enjoyed reading your blog and the way you briefly described about  the forms of power in a leader.  As you have mentioned that, referent and expert power are more effective than the other types because people with those two types of power are usually sought out, appreciated and respected by their followers, I too agree upon your idea but in contradiction to your opinion , I believe the Northouse’s view as the author suggests that leadership is a phenomenon that resides in the context of the interaction between leaders and followers. He contends that leadership is, therefore, available to everyone. To easily answer the question you put forth, I believe even an introvert , nervous person can also be a leader based on situations where he/she becomes an emergent leader. To give an example, I have a friend  who was very nervous to do anything, fearful and introvert before her marriage , but after  marriage her situations changed her to be  more outgoing and she had to take up the responsibility to lead her family, take care of kids , manage finances and other educational needs of her kids . As I believe, leadership is not just leading a big group , a leader evolves  even from a small family. Her situation changed her and now she is a secretary of the women’s wing in the community she lives. So I do think anyone can be a leader based on circumstances.

 

Georgeena