{"id":127940,"date":"2024-08-10T10:55:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T14:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=127940"},"modified":"2024-08-12T11:55:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:55:13","slug":"authority-vs-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/authority-vs-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Authority vs. Leadership: Why They Aren&#8217;t the Same Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are authority and leadership the same thing? What makes someone a leader without having a position of authority?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clay Scroggins believes that God gave humanity the responsibility to lead. Unfortunately, you may neglect this responsibility because you mistakenly believe that you must hold a position of authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/be-a-leader\/\">be a leader<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at authority vs. leadership to show why you don&#8217;t need to be in a high position to take charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-danger-of-confusing-authority-with-leadership\"><strong>The Danger of Confusing Authority With Leadership<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clay Scroggins explains authority vs. leadership in his book <em>How to Lead When You\u2019re Not In Charge<\/em>. The belief that you need authority to lead stops you from realizing your true <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/leadership-potential\/\">leadership potential<\/a>: Instead of embracing opportunities to practice leadership and create positive change in your current role, you wait for someone to give you a position of authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-5-levels-of-leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The 5 Levels of Leadership<\/em><\/a>, John C. Maxwell says you <em>do <\/em>need to hold a position of authority to be a leader. He defines five levels of leadership and says <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-5-levels-of-leadership\/introduction-to-the-5-levels-of-leadership#what-to-expect-when-youre-moving-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you must progress through them <em>in order<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> as each level builds to the next. The first level is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/positional-leadership\/\">positional leadership<\/a>, where people follow you because of your role. Scroggins\u2019s description of leadership largely fits with Maxwell\u2019s second level, where people follow you because they trust you. So, Maxwell says you must hold a position of authority <em>before <\/em>progressing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/leading-with-trust\/\">trust-based leadership<\/a>. He doesn\u2019t discuss what people should do before achieving this level, only saying that <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-5-levels-of-leadership\/level-1#pros-of-positional-leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">positions of authority are given to those who show leadership potential<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scroggins says <strong>waiting for a position of authority can lead you to feel powerless and ultimately dilutes your ability to lead: <\/strong>You\u2019re so used to not having control over the big problems in the organization that you stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/accepting-responsibility\/\">taking responsibility<\/a> for things that <em>are <\/em>within your control. This passivity means that you\u2019re not challenging yourself or practicing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-deal-with-failure\/\">how to overcome failure<\/a>, decreasing your resilience to setbacks and increasing your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-fear-of-failure\/\">fear of failure<\/a>. When you <em>are <\/em>given authority, this aversion to responsibility and fear of failure remain, keeping you passive even when you <em>could <\/em>create large, meaningful change in the organization. <strong>To avoid this trap, focus on what you <\/strong><strong><em>can <\/em><\/strong><strong>control in your current position, instead of things you cannot.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>The Psychology Behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/seligman-learned-helplessness\/\">Learned Helplessness<\/a><\/strong><br><br>Scroggins\u2019s ideas about passivity have similarities to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/325355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">psychological concept of learned helplessness<\/a>. People develop learned helplessness after repeatedly experiencing traumatic situations that they can\u2019t control. Since they couldn\u2019t control previous situations, they believe they can\u2019t control any future situations either, so they stop trying. This mindset often leads to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/low-mood-and-anxiety\/\">depression and anxiety<\/a>.<br><br>A person\u2019s explanatory style\u2014how they interpret events and their causes\u2014can affect whether they learn helplessness. People with optimistic explanatory styles <a href=\"https:\/\/positivepsychology.com\/explanatory-styles-optimism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see negative experiences as temporary and caused by something external<\/a>, other experts say. They believe things will work out positively in the end, so they have good resilience and are more likely to overcome failure. In contrast, people with pessimistic explanatory styles see negative experiences as unchangeable and caused by personal flaws. They believe failure is permanent, so they struggle to overcome it and have poor resilience\u2014making them more susceptible to learned helplessness.<br><br>Thus, before they can focus on things they can control, as Scroggins suggests, people who\u2019ve learned helplessness may first need to <em>accurately identify<\/em> what they can control\u2014what is caused by them and what is caused by something external. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/325355#treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cognitive behavioral therapy<\/a> may be helpful for doing this.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are authority and leadership the same thing? What makes someone a leader without having a position of authority? Clay Scroggins believes that God gave humanity the responsibility to lead. 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