crpf news letter 2012-13 - Central Reserve Police Force

administrative power over a range
of rewards (such as raises and
promotions). Employees who work
for Commanders desire the reward
from them and will be influenced
by receiving it as a result of work
performance.
• Coercive Power is the officer’s ability
to punish an employee. Punishment
can be mild, such as censure, or
serious, such as dismissal.
• Expert Power is attained by the
officer due to his or her own talents
such as skills, knowledge, abilities,
or previous experience. An officer
who has this power within the
organization may be a very valuable
and important in the organization.
• Charisma Power: an officer/
commander who has charisma
will have a positive influence on
his personnel, and create the
opportunity for interpersonal
influence.
• Referent Power is a power that is
gained by association. A person
who has power by association is
often referred to as an assistant or
deputy.
• Information Power is gained by
a person who has possession
of important information
at an important time when
such information is needed to
organizational functioning.[87]
ATTRIBUTES OF LEADERSHIP
If you are a leader who can be trusted,
then those around you will grow to
respect you. To be such a leader, there
is a Leadership Framework to guide our
Officers:
BE KNOW DO
BE a professional. Examples: Be loyal
to the organization, perform selfless
service & take personal responsibility.
BE a professional who possesses good
character traits. Examples: Honesty,
competence, candour, commitment,
integrity, courage, straightforwardness
& imagination.
KNOW the four factors of leadership
- follower, leader, communication &
situation.
KNOW yourself. Examples: strengths
and weakness of your character,
knowledge & skills.
KNOW human nature. Examples:
Human needs, emotions & how people
respond to stress.
KNOW your job. Examples: be proficient
& be able to train others in their tasks.
KNOW your organization. Examples:
where to go for help, its climate and
culture, who the unofficial leaders are.
DO provide direction. Examples: goal
setting, problem solving, decision
making & planning.
DO implement. Examples:
communicating, coordinating,
supervising & evaluating.
DO motivate. Examples: develop
morale and esprit de corps in the
organization, train, coach & counsel.
According to Gen Robert T. Herres , the
guidelines for Leadership are as under:-
leadership is not something you can
learn and then go execute; rather it is
something to be lived, leadership is a
constant learning experience that is
wholly individualized and very much
a problem of adapting one’s attributes
(and accounting for one’s weaknesses)
to the situations encountered.
Sh K Vijay Kumar outgoing DG
interacting with Trainee Officers
Leadership is clearly an art rather
than a science; indeed, an elusive art
form. Because it is so elusive, “causing
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