1. In relation to French and Raven’s sources of power, identify individuals in your own organization whom you consider ‘fit’ each of the five categories.

2. Repeat the activity but this time thinking of people outside your organization. They might be in the media, government or entertainment, and may use one or more sources of power to influence opinions and actions – even your own!

This discussion is helpful in differentiating one type and source of power from another, given that each manifests itself in varying ways. However, in order to understand the use of power, we need also to consider the concept of influence as closely related to power.