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In the Journal of Social Issues, Raven states, "power is defined as the possibility of inducing forces of a certain magnitude on another person" (Raven, 1993, p. 227). Northouse, (2022) describes a scenario where Carley directs the creative department of an advertisement firm. Her power and influence over the different sections of the team leads to some teams performing well while other teams feel undervalued by her (Northouse, 2022).

Leadership generates motivation when payoff is received by the followers. Path-goal theory demonstrates how leaders motivate followers to accomplish organizational goals (Northouse, 2022). The theory, developed by Robert House, is based on the premise of an employee's perception of its leaders as it relates to the follower's performance. The followers believe the leaders should help the team by removing obstacles to performance and providing clarification of goals. In turn, because of the motivational efforts of the leader, the employee is more engaged and therefore, has a higher job performance. The organizational goal is reached because the follower's perception of the leader is that the leader is engaged with the team.

There are three aspects of motivation that supports leadership skills: direction, intensity, and persistence (Farley, 2018). "As the environment within which organizations act continues to change and becomes increasingly competitive, maintaining an organizational climate that supports change and encourages creativity is a key objective for organizational leaders" (Lutz, et al, 2013, p. 23). I have found that the transformational leaders in our healthcare organization are able to adapt to change and motivate employees to do the same. Leaders that go with the status quo, in our organization, appear to have greater difficulty encouraging and motivating followers to change. The transformational leadership skills provide direction to the followers and are intense in their drive to reach the performance goals of the organization. Having a laissez-fare leader, in my opinion, produces laissez-fare results; therefore, positive motivation is equal to positive change in our organization.