Some definitions of leadership exclude reliance on formal authority or coercion (i.e., certain actions by a person in authority may work but should not be considered leadership). What are the pros and cons of such a view.

 

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Since the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, the word Asia had lost a bit of its sparkle. But that sparkle is beginning to return. In the '60s and '70s, the Asia economic miracle referred to East Asia, specifically Japan. The "70s and '80s saw the emergence of the four Asian Tigers of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Now is India's turn to stir, standing at an inflexion point, after 10 years of market liberalisation and corporate restructuring. Since 1997, Singapore's trade with India grew by 50 percent, or a respectable CAGR of about 7.5 percent. Confidence is brimming in India, and Indian companies began to reach out boldly to the world over the last five years. All these waves of development have shown that Asia, with a combined population of 3 billion, has been resilient. If Asia continues to work hard and work smart, honing her competitive strengths and leveraging on her complementary capabilities across borders, the outlook in the next decade or two looks very promising indeed. 1. We have described power as the capacity to cause change and influence as the degree of actual change in a target's behaviors. Ho Ching's power as a leader has been recognized by many, but would you describe Ho Ching as an influential leader? Why? 2. Based on the excerpt from Ho Ching's speech, what type of tactics does she use to influence the behavior of others? 3. Ho Ching has been named one of the most powerful leaders in Asia. What are her major sources of power? Since the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, the word Asia had lost a bit of its sparkle. But that sparkle is beginning to return. In the '60s and '70s, the Asia economic miracle referred to East Asia, specifically Japan. The "70s and '80s saw the emergence of the four Asian Tigers of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Now is India's turn to stir, standing at an inflexion point, after 10 years of market liberalisation and corporate restructuring. Since 1997, Singapore's trade with India grew by 50 percent, or a respectable CAGR of about 7.5 percent. Confidence is brimming in India, and Indian companies began to reach out boldly to the world over the last five years. All these waves of development have shown that Asia, with a combined population of 3 billion, has been resilient. If Asia continues to work hard and work smart, honing her competitive strengths and leveraging on her complementary capabilities across borders, the outlook in the next decade or two looks very promising indeed. 1. We have described power as the capacity to cause change and influence as the degree of actual change in a target's behaviors. Ho Ching's power as a leader has been recognized by many, but would you describe Ho Ching as an influential leader? Why? 2. Based on the excerpt from Ho Ching's speech, what type of tactics does she use to influence the behavior of others? 3. Ho Ching has been named one of the most powerful leaders in Asia. What are her major sources of power?