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Originally Posted by ariZona28
He has plenty of influence on me. Whenever he or his "boss " appear on my television screen it influences me to hit this button on my remote.
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Here’s how I make the distinction between having power and having influence.
When I was Director of Powertrain Planning I had almost zero power but quite a bit of influence. Product Chief Engineers and Manufacturing Superintendents were at the same level as me and they had power. I could ask them to do something and they could tell me to pound sand and there was nothing I could do about it. Except maybe start looking for sand.
But in my position I was an advisor to the VP of Engineering and the VP of Manufacturing (and others). If I could influence them to follow a particular strategy or suggestion, they would direct the Chief Engineers and Superintendents to execute the strategy. I didn’t have the power, they did and my reach was only as good as my ability to get them to use their power on my behalf. Kerry has influence, but not much if any power.
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