What is power? Some researchers define power as the agent’s ability to influence the target, according to Gary Yukl, J.M. George and Gareth Jones. The agent, target and influenced attributes vary by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin Kruse covers leadership development & emotional intelligence. A troubling trend has emerged: a significant number of female ...

Perception of parental power tends to change the older a girl or boy grows. For example, the baby is awed by the seemingly magical power of parents to create so much of what happens in the infant’s ...

Decades ago, psychologists John French and Bert Raven suggested that there were 5 important power bases that can be used in the workplace or elsewhere to influence others. Although designed to better ...