Why it matters
Can support leadership or curdle into dominance if unmanaged.
Core term · David C. McClelland
Need for Power
A motive to influence, impact or have authority over others or events.
Areas of life
Leadershippoliticsmanagementfamily
How to handle it
Channel influence toward responsibility, service and shared goals.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Need for Power into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.