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Operational Definitions:

Responsibility — The duty, task or assignment given to one and that he/she accepts and then commits to doing it well.

Accountability — The reward and/or punishment given out by the manager who assigned the responsibility and also expected that it be done well.

Authority — The decision-making and problem-solving power that is given or is taken freely without permission.

Power — Either positional or personal.

•The source of Positional Power is from above. Someone above determines that you are now the person in a position of authority.

•The source of Personal Power is within an individual. Personal Power is given to an individual from below, from the side and from above based on ability and skill to influence and persuade.

•In most organizations, Personal Power is more effective in achieving results than Positional Power.