Leaders get things done. Faithful leaders get the right things done in the right way. The essence of leadership is motivating and influencing followers to get the right things done—putting conviction into corporate action. This requires the exercise of power. We can try to call it something else, but it comes down to the fact that the leader is the one who defines the reality, announces the plan, and directs every part of the organization toward the goal. At every stage in this process, power is involved.
