title: Forget authority--go for power.
abstract: Real power comes from the ability to influence other people. The organization is constantly changing, and when it gives a manager authority, it does not confer power with it. With authority comes responsibility and accountability. What managers need is power. Power comes from understanding values, and is the key to bridging the gap between authority and accountability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education, Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muller-Smith
mesh_terms: D001318:Authoritarianism; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011209:Power, Psychological