Larry Tobin is now president of Fairwinds Credit Union in Florida where he started as a part-time teller. He's learned to ignore one bit of advice he's frequently heard, "Work with what you have." Tobin doesn't buy that view. He subscribes to the philosophy that calls for "having the right people on the bus and the right people in the right seats on the bus." After Tobin assumed the helm at Fairwinds, he made several personnel changes. This ability to make these personnel changes defines Tobin's______ .
A) employee orientation
B) position power
C) goal specificity
D) Instrumentality
E) tactical leadership skills

Question

Larry Tobin is now president of Fairwinds Credit Union in Florida where he started as a part-time teller. He's learned to ignore one bit of advice he's frequently heard, "Work with what you have." Tobin doesn't buy that view. He subscribes to the philosophy that calls for "having the right people on the bus and the right people in the right seats on the bus." After Tobin assumed the helm at Fairwinds, he made several personnel changes. This ability to make these personnel changes defines Tobin's______  .
A) employee orientation
B) position power
C) goal specificity
D) Instrumentality
E) tactical leadership skills

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Position power is the degree to which leaders are able to hire, fire, and punish workers.

Larry Tobin Is Now President of Fairwinds Credit Union in Florida