How do I respond to this in 100 words? Organizations are made up of individuals who exercise greater or lesser degrees of power (Merchant 2019). Sometimes, authority stems from a person's title in the organization, or from specialized knowledge and expertise. Others may exercise power through interpersonal relationships or the force of their personality, yet still others gain influence through an ability to grant access to important resources (Merchant 2019). I truly believe one of the most effective sources of power that leads to effective organizational commitment is communication. Communication refers to the process by which information is transmitted and understood between two or more people. We emphasize the word “understood” because communication is effective when the receiver accurately deciphers the sender’s message (McShane 2022). Effective communication is vital to all organizations, so much so that no company could exist without it. People work interdependently only when they can communicate with one another. Organizations rely on a variety of coordinating mechanisms, but frequent, timely, and accurate communication remains the primary means through which employees and work units effectively synchronize their work (McShane 2022). As stated previously, my company is an environment of constant internal organizational changes to allow the output of our utility services for our stakeholders to be more efficient, and effective communication is vital to the company’s sustainability in the community that we serve. I am an advocate of effective communication because if the plans of change are not communicated effectively, our delivery of change plans may not present the best results for our stakeholders/shareholders. Most importantly, I believe that effective communication is responsible for persuading employees to be committed to an organization as well as comply with the company’s organizational values and standards of conduct. The legitimate power that a leader possesses in their position is one of the sources of power that leads to organizational compliance. Legitimate power is also known as positional power (Bhasin 2019). As these names suggest, legitimate power is the power that a person in the organization holds because of his/her position and that is considered to be legitimate. A manager who leads a team has certain responsibilities and also, the right to delegate tasks/her to his subordinates as well as review their work and give feedback. This power that a manager enjoys is because of the position that he/she holds and is ‘legitimate power.’ Job descriptions make it clear as to who an employee will be reporting to and the team that the employee will be leading, if any. For legitimate power to be respected in an organization, the manager should be able to have the experience, expertise, and qualifications that the job requires (Bhasin 2019). A prime example of this type of power is the president/CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water, Doug McGowan. Doug McGowan exercises his legitimate power daily. However, what I respect about Doug is that he does not broadcast his power to the masses daily. In other words, Doug does not hide behind his given power when making decisions that could impact stakeholders/shareholders. It is known throughout the organization as well as the public that he is the president. He attempts to create an atmosphere of inclusion for all employees because he acknowledges that the organization is more powerful as a team than one individual. Hence, this atmosphere makes it easier for employees to comply with the company’s new organizational vision and mission standards. Thus, Doug has been highly effective in his short tenure because he has proven to be results-oriented in our current climate of service changes. Doug is very approachable yet relatable to his stakeholders/shareholders as he is changing the perspective of how they view the company as we enter a new age of social responsibility and sustainability with upgraded products and services.