POWER - Most of us aspire for it through out our lives whether consciously or unconsciously. Why do we need power or for such matter a position better than what we are in at present? Many view it from different perspectives leaving the one for which it is given to a person.
Power is associated with any designation to facilitate the person to discharge the responsibilities associated with it effectively. This power may be discretionary and according to conventions or power that was codified in the law books.
So if your boss offers you a bigger position, why do you go for it? ask yourself?
I feel it should be viewed from the perspective of responsibility. If you feel that you have the requisite credentials to do justice to the bigger post and if you aspire to do work at that level then only you should go for it. In fact promotion at any level is based on this fact only. The base for promoting any employee depends on his work till that point of time and an assumption that he has acquired enough credentials to be promoted.
Unfortunately, at many levels we look at only the power part of the position ignoring the responsibilities associated with it and further our own credentials to be there. To say that I have no credentials to be in that job, requires ruthless introspection. So, what happens if you are in a position which you don't deserve? well, you may try to make use of the position for personal benefits and try to go for even a bigger position. This may sound illogical, but this is what is happening with most of the state and central government employees who enjoy the executive power.
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