Power is an ability or attribute which I agree is morally neutral. But control is associated with power and that’s where the moral component applies.
The trouble is that inexperienced or immature people with power gravitate toward control of others and lack self control. If you ever worked for a “straw boss”, you’ve seen what happens.
In settings where organizational power and obedience is paramount, organizations usually seek to grow this ability to control oneself - military officers start as nominally in command but guided by sergeants. As officers move up the ranks, training focused on leadership and control is a core part of life.
In high function professional organizations, usually leaders succeed to a point based more on the personal influential power than explicit power. People usually listen to a distinguished engineer even though they have little explicit control of anything.
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Power is an ability or attribute which I agree is morally neutral. But control is associated with power and that’s where the moral component applies.
The trouble is that inexperienced or immature people with power gravitate toward control of others and lack self control. If you ever worked for a “straw boss”, you’ve seen what happens.
In settings where organizational power and obedience is paramount, organizations usually seek to grow this ability to control oneself - military officers start as nominally in command but guided by sergeants. As officers move up the ranks, training focused on leadership and control is a core part of life.
In high function professional organizations, usually leaders succeed to a point based more on the personal influential power than explicit power. People usually listen to a distinguished engineer even though they have little explicit control of anything.