Carolyn's+use+of+APR's

The most significant thing for me about authority-power relationships is the idea that a person can be in the "power position" and still have significant influence. In the Bible, Jesus suggests that people don't sit at the best part of the table--that they sit at the lowest seat until invited to sit in a more prestigious seat. In imagining such a scenario, I think that a person who has chosen a low seat but then is asked to move to a higher seat is likely to be asked on the basis of personal authority rather than positional authority.

Since understanding about APR's and the importance of personal authority, I have had the experience of being in a low position but having significant influence. In fact, it's a lot more fun that way than the other way around (being in positional authority)!!