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CHAPTER 12: LEADERSHIP POWER AND INFLUENCE 383
QUESTIONS
1. How would you explain the board’s selection of Standard Systems?
2. Discuss the types, sources, and relative amount of power for the three main charac-
ters in this story.
3. How might Lassiter have increased her power and influence over this decision? If
you were in her position, what would you do now?

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